STRESSED
Scrabble letter values: S1T1R1E1S1S1E1D2 = 9
Definition
- adjective suffering severe physical strain or distress. — synonyms: distressed
- adjective bearing a stress or accent. — synonyms: accented
Examples
- “he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing”
- “an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'”
- ““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”