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unstressed
adjective un·stressed \ˌən-ˈstrest\
: not having an accent or a stress
Full Definition of UNSTRESSED
1
: not bearing a stress or accent <unstressed syllables>
2
: not subjected to stress <unstressed wires>
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First Known Use of UNSTRESSED
1883
Rhymes with UNSTRESSED
abreast, abscessed, appressed, armrest, arrest, at best, at rest, attest, backrest, beau geste, bed rest, behest, bequest, blood test, congest, conquest, contest, crow's nest, depressed, detest, devest, digest, distressed, divest, egest, eighth rest, field-test, flight-test, footrest, gabfest, half rest, hard-pressed, headrest, high-test, hillcrest, hope chest, houseguest, imprest, incest, infest, ingest, inquest, interest, invest, Key West, lovefest, love nest, Mae West, mare's nest, Midwest, molest, northwest, patch test, posttest, pretest, professed, protest, redbreast, repressed, request, revest, road test, scratch test, screen test, sea chest, skin test, slop chest, slugfest, southwest, spot test, steam chest, stress test, suggest, Trieste, t-test, unblessed, undressed, unrest, war chest, whole rest, Wild West
UNSTRESSED Defined for Kids
unstressed
adjective un·stressed \ˌən-ˈstrest\
Definition of UNSTRESSED for Kids
: not accented <an unstressed syllable>
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