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get stressed

[/ɡɛt strɛst/]
verb phrase
ficar estressado
1. to become anxious, worried, or mentally/emotionally strained
Don't get stressed about the exam; you studied well.
Não fica estressado com a prova; você estudou bem.
2. to experience pressure or tension from external circumstances
He gets stressed whenever there's too much work.
Ele fica estressado sempre que há muito trabalho.
NYC Slang
get buggin'; get heated
Synonyms
become anxiousworrybecome tensefeel pressuredget uptight
Antonyms
relaxcalm downget comfortablefeel at ease

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ficar estressado
most common usage in Brazil
São Paulo
ficar estressado; se estressa
common colloquial form
Portugal
ficar stressado; stressar-se
Portuguese spelling with 's'; alternative 'preocupar-se'

Related Idioms & Phrases

get your knickers in a twist
get wound up
get worked up
lose your cool
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