{s} subjected to stress or strain; experiencing stress; distressed, experiencing hardship; with an accent or stress (emphasis placed on a syllable of a word)
If a word or part of a word is stressed, it is pronounced with emphasis. unstressed
If you are stressed, you feel tense and anxious because of difficulties in your life. Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them. relaxed
suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention
bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"