No. 8,316 in Dutch
gestrest
Stressed.
In a sentence
Ik voelde me gestrest voor mijn grote presentatie.
I felt stressed before my big presentation.
In this sentence, 'gestrest' describes the speaker's anxious state of mind due to an anticipated event.
De gestreste kat verstopte zich onder het bed.
The stressed cat hid under the bed.
Here, 'gestreste' is used as an adjective to depict the emotion of the cat as being in a state of distress.
Hij probeerde me te kalmeren terwijl ik gestrest was om de deadline te halen.
He tried to calm me down while I was stressed about meeting the deadline.
In this example, 'gestrest' characterizes the speaker's feelings of pressure and worry about successfully completing a task within a time limit.
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