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unstressed

[ uhn-strest ]

adjective

  1. without stress or emphasis, as a syllable in a word.
  2. not receiving or subjected to stress, wear, etc.:

    the unstressed parts of a car body.



unstressed

/ ʌˈٰɛ /

adjective

  1. carrying relatively little stress; unemphasized
  2. phonetics of, relating to, or denoting the weakest accent in a word or breath group, which in some languages, such as English or German, is also associated with a reduction in vowel quality to a centralized (i) or (a)
  3. prosody (of a syllable in verse) having no stress or accent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unstressed1

First recorded in 1880–85; un- 1 + stress + -ed 2
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The control group of unstressed mice did not show a change, providing proof of organ dysfunction in the heat-stressed mice.

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Working with mice, the researchers first created four test groups: unstressed virgins, stressed virgins, unstressed mothers and stressed mothers.

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Pausing at the unstressed sound in the middle of word, she collected herself, started again, and nailed the second 'e', jumping for joy on stage when told she was correct.

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Like for me, when I'm unstressed and life is happy and going well, my body feels better, training goes well, I don't feel run-down.

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Some of her regular patients were so unstressed with stay-at-home orders that they didn’t feel the need to have remote therapy sessions.

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