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Stressed vs Tired - What's the difference?

stressed | tired |

As verbs the difference between stressed and tired

is that stressed is (stress) while tired is (tire).

As adjectives the difference between stressed and tired

is that stressed is suffering stress (either physical or mental) while tired is in need of some rest or sleep.

stressed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (stress)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • suffering stress (either physical or mental)
  • (phonetics) having a stress or accent

    • Antonyms

    * unstressed

    Related terms

    * stressed-out

    Anagrams

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    tired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tire)

    • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • In need of some rest or sleep.
  • Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
    • I'm tired of this
  • Overused]], [[cliché.
    • a tired song

    Usage notes

    * Adverbs often applied to "tired": physically, mentally, emotionally.

    Synonyms

    * exhausted * fatigued * sleepy * See also * See also

    See also

    * I am tired * sick and tired * that tired feeling

    Anagrams

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