stressed

stressed
(also informal stressed out) adj.
VERBS
be, feel
look, seem, sound
become, get
make sb

She's just making herself more stressed.

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
completely, totally

I was just totally stressed out and afraid I couldn't continue.

overly (esp. AmE)

She felt overly stressed and needed to calm down.

a little, slightly, etc.
clearly, obviously
PREPOSITION
about

He's stressed out about money.

over (esp. AmE)
Stressed is used with these nouns: ↑syllable, ↑vowel

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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