See Also: stressed(dictionary)
pre-stressed(dictionary)
stressed(dictionary)

stressed (iou)



stressed adjective. M16.
[from STRESS verb1 + -ED1.]
That has been stressed; affected by or showing signs of stress or strain. M16.
D. Judd The nursing staff felt..stressed by the demands. Maclean's Magazine As the natural environment grows more stressed.
spec. Marked or to be pronounced with a stress; emphasized. L19.
A. C. Clark Rhythm..depends upon..stressed and unstressed syllables.
Engineering. Subjected to mechanical stress; spec. prestressed.M20.
Comb. & special collocations: stressed out adjective (colloq.) (of a person) debilitated or exhausted as a result of stress; stressed skin an outer covering of an aircraft or other structure that bears a significant part of the stresses and contributes to the overall strength and stiffness.