stressé — meaning in English

English meaning

• stressed adj Feeling mental or emotional strain.
• taut adj Pulled or stretched tight, with no slack.

Senses

stressé is used for these senses in English:

• stressed Suffering stress (either physical or mental).
• stressed (phonetics) Having a stress or accent.
• taut (figuratively) Experiencing anxiety or stress.

stressed — full definition

1. adj Feeling mental or emotional strain.
2. adj Pronounced with emphasis, as a syllable in a word.

taut — full definition

1. adj Pulled or stretched tight, with no slack.
2. adj Firm and toned, without excess softness — describing muscles or a body.
3. adj Tense with anxiety or nervous strain.
4. adj Tightly controlled and free of excess, especially describing writing or plotting.

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