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
The sinkholes in Morris Park are the most obvious symptom of the area’s overstressed sewer system, but not the only one.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 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
The movie’s air of blithe testiness was so pervasive that you could recast this with Dreyfuss in the lead and Heard lashing out as one of the overstressed parents and lose nothing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
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
