stress out

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stress out

verb stresses out · stressing out · stressed out

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To become stressed.
  2. idiomatic, transitive To inflict stress on someone or something.
  3. idiomatic, transitive To inflict mental, emotional, or psychological tension on (someone). Will you stop worrying? You're stressing me out.

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verb to inflict stress on

Españolagobiar, estresar
Portuguêsestressar, stressar
Françaisstresser
Deutschstressen
Italianostressare

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@misc{stress_out_2026,
  title = {stress out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stress%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}