Added 9 October 2026 stressed /stɹɛst/ adjective Categories: Describing WordsEveryday Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stressed at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Suffering severe physical strain or distress. he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing Bearing a stress or accent. an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay' Related Words: troubleddistressedstrongheavyemphaticmasculinelongaccentedemphasizedstressfuljumpy Back to today's word