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A1🧠 Personality

Italian word

stressato

stressed, under pressure, overwhelmed

Looks like

stressed

feeling mental or emotional strain

⚠️ The trap

True cognate (borrowed from English). Perfectly acceptable in modern Italian. Some purists prefer 'sotto pressione' (under pressure) or 'teso' (tense).

To say "feeling mental or emotional strain" in Italian:

stressato (anglicism now accepted in Italian)

"stressato" in English means:

stressed, under pressure, overwhelmed

Example

"Sono molto stressato — ho tre scadenze questa settimana."

"I am very stressed — I have three deadlines this week."

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