Overstressed

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of overstress.
    • Word Usage
    "The editorial basically argues that staying in Iraq (to avoid defeat) will somehow preserve the military, because being totally overstressed is somehow worse than losing a little face by redeploying home."
    Verb Form
    overstressed   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    overdraw    exaggerate    overstate    magnify    hyperbolise   
     
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