stress
noun
importance attached to a thing.
overstressed
-
a word derived from
stress.
Example Sentences
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She believes she can put these new technologies to good use and minimise risks for overstressed and pressurised K-pop artists trying to keep up with the demands of the industry.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2022
Unfortunately, because of all the listening that I’ve been providing him, and maybe some poor choice of comments, I think it misled him into believing that I’m overstressed and unhappy, too.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2022
“Papers, Please,” first released in 2013, turned simple puzzles into a game of geopolitical chess, asking players to imagine life as an underpaid, overstressed immigration officer in an Eastern Bloc country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
“It’s been a reduction in the ability of people to seek protection and an overstressed Border Patrol, which doesn’t have the capacity to deal with that level of activity.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
For now, the tension was subtle, a vibration, like the inaudible cry of overstressed steel.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
