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stressed-out — feeling extremely anxious, worried, or under pressure

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: feeling extremely anxious, worried, or under pressure

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈstrest aʊt/

Korean meaning: 극도로 불안하고 걱정되며 압박감을 느끼는

Korean pronunciation: **스트레**스트 아웃

Example Sentences

  • My mom gets completely stressed-out when she can't find the TV remote.
  • I'm so stressed-out about the presentation that I dreamed about PowerPoint slides last night.
  • The stressed-out CEO decided to take a vacation after working 80-hour weeks.

stressed-out

ADJECTIVE

//ˈstrest aʊt//

feeling extremely anxious, worried, or under pressure

stressed-out concept
💡 Concept

She looks completely stressed-out before her final exam tomorrow morning.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈstrest aʊt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈstrest aʊt/

🌳Etymology

Rootstress
Suffix-out

Origin

20세기 중반에 생긴 현대 구어 표현으로, 'stress'(압박, 긴장)와 'out'(완전히)이 결합된 형태입니다. 마치 스트레스가 몸 밖으로 새어나올 정도로 심한 상태를 표현합니다.

🎵Rhyme

dressed-outblessed-outpressed-out
dressed-out
blessed-out
pressed-out

🔗Collocations

feel stressed-out
stressed-out student
get stressed-out
stressed-out parent
completely stressed-out
stressed-out employee

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom gets completely stressed-out when she can't find the TV remote.”

😄 Fun example

“I'm so stressed-out about the presentation that I dreamed about PowerPoint slides last night.”

“The stressed-out CEO decided to take a vacation after working 80-hour weeks.”

“She looked so stressed-out that her coffee mug was shaking in her hands.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

overwhelmedfrazzledburnt-outexhaustedanxious

Antonyms

relaxedcalmcomposed

Related

pressuretensionanxietyburnoutoverwhelm

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