| ADJECTIVE | all | stressed, distressed | suffering severe physical strain or distress |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | stressed, accented | bearing a stress or accent |
| Sounds | streh'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abreast ... zest: 76 rhymes with ehst... | |
| Meaning | Suffering severe physical strain or distress. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" | |
| Synonym | distressed | |
| Broader | troubled | Characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need |
| Spanish | estresado | |
| Meaning | bearing a stress or accent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in 'delay'" | |
| Synonym | accented | |
| Narrower | emphatic, emphasized, emphasised | spoken with emphasis |
| masculine | (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable | |
| Opposite | unstressed | not bearing a stress or accent |
| Spanish | acentuado | |
| Catalan | tònic | |
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