Definition of Stressed

Adjective: stressed strest

Suffering severe physical strain or distress
"he dropped out of the race, clearly stressed and having difficulty breathing";
- distressed
Bearing a stress or accent
"an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in 'delay'";
- accented

Verb: stress stres

Single out as important; draw attention to (something)
"Dr. Jones stresses exercise in addition to a change in diet";
- emphasize, emphasise [Brit], punctuate, accent, accentuate
Put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you stress the last syllable of each word";
- accent, accentuate
Test the limits of
"You are stressing my patience!";
- try, strain