stressed out
Tense and frazzled
Stressed out describes a state of mental and emotional strain from too much pressure or anxiety.
The phrase emphasizes exhaustion from prolonged stress rather than momentary tension: I've been so stressed out about the move that I can't sleep.
Someone stressed out has reached a point where they're struggling to cope.
- frazzledMentally and physically depleted
- nervous wreckPerson overwhelmed by anxiety
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- headacheCranial pain
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
frantic · tense · strained · nervous · exhausted · running on empty · panicked · sweat · workload · swamped · worried · frown · anxiety · snowed under · distraught · burnout · deadlines · losing sleep
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- overwhelmedoverwhelmed, burnt out, burned out, overwrought, frazzled
- Had Enoughfed up, done, burnout, exhaustion, drained
- drove someone nutsannoyed, irritated, frustrated, aggravated, exasperated
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
stress, distress, stressed, distressed, stressful, distressful, stressor, unstressed, destress