stressed

(verb) to stress, single out as important. Synonyms: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate. Example: "Dr. jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet."

(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent. Synonyms: stress, accent, accentuate. Example: "In farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word."

(verb) test the limits of. Synonyms: try, strain, stress. Example: "You are trying my patience!."

(adj) suffering severe physical strain or distress. Synonyms: distressed. Example: "He dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing."

(adj) bearing a stress or accent. Synonyms: stressed (vs. unstressed), accented. Example: "An iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'."