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         | 1. | 
	 (adjective) bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'"   | 
	 
	
	
	
	
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	 Antonyms: unstressed | 
	 
	
	
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         | 2. | 
	 (satellite adjective) suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"; "the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"   | 
	 
	
	
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	 Synonyms: distressed, in a bad way | 
	 
        
	
	
	
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