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Suffering from a high level of fear or stress

Consumed by stress, typically from work, demands or pressure

Having (been) worked to the point of fatigue, exhaustion, or great stress

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

Looking tense, tired or stressed, typically from cold or hunger

Physically unyielding, taut or stiff

To have made a claim

Past tense for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of

Past tense for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

(usually of an object) Past tense for to physically strain, or to apply force as to cause strain

(of speech) Past tense for to vocally place emphasis on specific words or syllables

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Adjective

Suffering from a high level of fear or stress

on pins and needles

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

all of a dither

in a state of nerves

all of a lather

in a cold sweat

all of a doodah

like a cat on hot bricks

bricking oneself

a bundle of nerves

hot and bothered

having butterflies in the stomach

with one's stomach in knots

waiting for the axe to fall

with your heart in your mouth

waiting with bated breath

hot under the collar

easily frightened

easily agitated

discombobulated

sweating bullets

like a fish out of water

all of a flutter

fearfully anticipating

apprehensively expecting

anxiously waiting

nervously awaiting

shaking in one's shoes

tearing one's hair out

emotionally charged

having cold feet

having a funny feeling

having stage fright

beside yourself

hot-and-bothered

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot under collar

at the end of your tether

bundle of nerves

terror-stricken

scared to death

frightened out of your wits

horror-stricken

scared out of your wits

feeling anxious

discountenanced

frightened to death

paralysed with fear^UK

restlessly moving

shaking like a leaf

frozen with fear

paralyzed with fear^US

champing at the bit

on the defensive

tossing and turning

all of a tremble

having cabin fever

mentally unsettled

chicken-hearted

lacking social skills

apprehensive about

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

with bated breath

on the qui vive

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

not self-assured

at sixes and sevens

with a steady pulse

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“She still was feeling stressed about swimming, and was beginning to realize that she might not want to compete anymore.”

Adjective

Consumed by stress, typically from work, demands or pressure

in difficulties

in a tight corner

in a tight spot

with your back to the wall

at the end of your tether

with one's back up against the wall

hot and bothered

at the end of one's rope

terror-stricken

between a rock and a hard place

in dire straits

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Adjective

Having (been) worked to the point of fatigue, exhaustion, or great stress

Adjective

Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy

ill-humoured^UK

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

hot under the collar

perversely irritable

confrontational

huffy irascible

easily offended

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

not best pleased

passive-aggressive

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

uncommunicative

spoiling for a fight

have chip on shoulder

in high dudgeon

have a bone to pick

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

looking for trouble

blue in the face

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

unaccommodating

with a long face

got up on wrong side of bed

having short fuse

hot under collar

bundle of nerves

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

ready for a fight

easily frightened

easily agitated

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

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Adjective

Looking tense, tired or stressed, typically from cold or hunger

worn to a frazzle

on your last legs

the worse for wear

with sunken cheeks

out on one's feet

asleep on one's feet

puffing and blowing

dead on one's feet

running on empty

gasping for breath

under the weather

extremely tired

like death warmed up

out of condition

lacking in energy

not up to snuff

not feeling up to snuff

rendered feeble

out of commission

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Adjective

Physically unyielding, taut or stiff

Verb

To have made a claim

brought forward

put up argument

let it be known

gave expression to

given expression to

given utterance to

gave utterance to

made a case for

brought into the open

shouted from the rooftops

gave reasons for

given reasons for

drew conclusions

drawn conclusions

given utterance

given testimony

gave expression

given expression

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Verb

Past tense for to emphasize, stress, or indicate the importance of

“I think it is really important to stress that everyone has the right to speak out and take action.”

Verb

Past tense for to cause mental or emotional strain or tension in

“The impending deadline is beginning to stress me significantly.”

Verb

(usually of an object) Past tense for to physically strain, or to apply force as to cause strain

“Heavily fatigued muscles may eventually stress the bone structure and cause a fracture.”

Verb

(of speech) Past tense for to vocally place emphasis on specific words or syllables

laid emphasis upon

gave emphasis to

given emphasis to

placed emphasis

placed the accent on

“My son tends to stress capitalized words with inflections.”

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