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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