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stressed
adjective()
suffering severe physical strain or distress
Synonyms: distressed,
Examples:
He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing.
stressed
adjective()
bearing a stress or accent
Synonyms: accented,
Antonyms: unstressed,
Examples:
An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'.

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