stressare
to stress out, to put under stress
verb stres-SAH-reh Rare
Origin: Borrowed from English 'stress'.
Usage Note
Stressare is a modern loanword verb. The reflexive stressarsi means 'to get stressed': Non stressarti! (Don't stress yourself out!). It takes avere when used transitively and essere reflexively. The adjective stressato (stressed) is very common in informal speech.
Examples
"Il lavoro mi stressava molto."
Natural Translation
Work was stressing me out a lot.
Literal Translation
The work me stressed a-lot.
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