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stressed

stressed

3.5
Said louder and longer than other syllables
  • adjective
  • /strɛst/
: acentuado
  • When pronouncing the word 'computer', the first syllable is stressed and sounds louder.

It's just has to be authentic and real and really stressed non performance writing.

Examples

  • This two syllable foot is like a reverse trophy, so the first syllable is unstressed and the second is stressed, as in to be or not to be.

  • Compound nouns and verbs always stressed in this first word.

  • In the word 'banana', the second syllable is stressed, which gives it emphasis.

  • To emphasize the word 'important', we usually make the second syllable stressed.

Synonyms

accented
vsstressed
4.1

A syllable pronounced with stronger stress than others

has identical meaning but is an alternative form
emphasized
vsstressed
  • US
3.7

Said or shown in a way that makes it stand out as important

refers specifically to stronger pronunciation rather than signaling importance

Antonyms

unstressed
  • Specialized
4.9

A part of a word not said with strong emphasis, like the second syllable of banana

How Stressed

stressed
3.5
unstressed
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

stressed positive

Morphology

stressed = stress (transparent) = stress + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial/adjectival form of the verb 'stress' (to emphasize), so meaning is directly derived by suffixation.

Etymology

Stressed (pronunciation) comes from an old idea of 'pressing' or 'tightening', like when you pull a string tight. So a stressed syllable is the part of a word that is 'pressed' and therefore louder or stronger than the others.