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stress  (strs)

n.

1. Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something. See Synonyms at emphasis.

2. Linguistics

a. The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.

b. The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.

3.

a. The relative force of sound or emphasis given a syllable or word in accordance with a metrical pattern.

b. A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.

4. Accent or a mark representing such emphasis or force.

5. Physics

a. An applied force or system of forces that tends to strain or deform a body.

b. The internal resistance of a body to such an applied force or system of forces.

6.

a. A mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression.

b. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition.

7. A state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: "He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger" Robert J. Samuelson.

tr.v. stressed, stress·ing, stress·es

1. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety.

2. To give prominence to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.

3. To subject to physical or mental pressure, tension, or strain.

4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.

5. To construct so as to withstand a specified stress.

Phrasal Verb:

stress out Informal

To subject to or undergo extreme stress, as from working too much.

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[Middle English stresse, hardship, partly from destresse (from Old French; see distress) and partly from Old French estrece, narrowness, oppression (from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus; see strait).]

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stress

Noun

1. mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension

2. special emphasis or significance

3. emphasis placed upon a syllable by pronouncing it more loudly than those that surround it

4. Physics force producing a change in shape or volume

Verb

1. to give emphasis to (a point or subject): she stressed how difficult it had been

2. to pronounce (a word or syllable) more loudly than those surrounding it [shortened from distress]

stressful adj

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stress  (strs)

1. The force per unit area applied to an object. Objects subject to stress tend to become distorted or deformed. Compare strain. See also axial stressshear stress, See more at Hooke's law.

2.

a. A physiologic reaction by an organism to an uncomfortable or unfamiliar physical or psychological stimulus. Biological changes result from stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, including a heightened state of alertness, anxiety, increased heart rate, and sweating.

b. The stimulus or circumstance causing such a reaction.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stress - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" accent, emphasis prosody, inflection - the patterns of stress and intonation in a language accentuation - the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance pitch accent, tonic accent - emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness word accent, word stress - the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word sentence stress - the distribution of stresses within a sentence
	2.	stress - (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" tension, tenseness psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life mental strain, nervous strain, strain - (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; "his responsibilities were a constant strain"; "the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him" yips - nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting" breaking point - (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial
	3.	stress - special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" focus emphasis, accent - special importance or significance; "the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis"; "the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents"
	4.	stress - difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson strain difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"
	5.	stress - (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" force - (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" tension - (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; "the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear" breaking point - the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks
Verb	1.	stress - to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" accent, accentuate, emphasize, punctuate, emphasise background, play down, downplay - understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry" set off, bring out - direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!"; "I set off these words by brackets" re-emphasise, re-emphasize - emphasize anew; "The director re-emphasized the need for greater productivity" bear down - pay special attention to; "The lectures bore down on the political background" evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" topicalize - emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; "Speakers topicalize more often than they realize"; "The object of the sentence is topicalized in what linguists call `Yiddish Movement'" point up - emphasize, especially by identification; "This novel points up the racial problems in England" press home, ram home, drive home - make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; "drive home a point or an argument"; "I'm trying to drive home these basic ideas" emphasise, underline, underscore, emphasize - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words"
	2.	stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" accent, accentuate enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	3.	stress - test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!" strain, try afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents" rack - stretch to the limits; "rack one's brains"

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stress

verb 1. emphasize, highlight, underline, repeat, draw attention to, dwell on, underscore, accentuate, point up, rub in, harp on, belabour

verb 2. place the emphasis on, emphasize, give emphasis to, place the accent on, lay emphasis upon

noun 3. emphasis, importance, significance, force, weight, urgency

noun 4. strain, pressure, worry, tension, burden, anxiety, trauma, oppression, hassle (informal) nervous tension

noun 5. accent, beat, emphasis, accentuation, ictus

Translations

stress [strɛs] n (= force, pressure) → presión f (= mental strain); estrés m; tensión f (= accent, emphasis); énfasis m; acento;

(LING, POETRY) → acento;

(TECH) → tensión f; carga

vt → subrayar, recalcar;

to be under stress → estar estresado;

to lay great stress on sth → hacer hincapié en algo

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stress [strɛs] n (= force, pressure) → pression f (= mental strain); tension (nerveuse), stress m (= accent); accent m (= emphasis); insistance f

vt → insister sur, souligner [+ syllable]; accentuer;

to lay great stress on sth → insister beaucoup sur qch;

to be under stress → être stressé(e)

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stress [strɛs] n → Druck m;

(mental) → Belastung f, Stress m;

(Ling) → Betonung f;

(emphasis) → Akzent m, Gewicht nt

vt → betonen;

to lay great stress on sth → großen Wert auf etw acc legen;

to be under stress → großen Belastungen ausgesetzt sein, unter Stress stehen

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stress [strɛs] n (= force, pressure) → pressione f (= mental strain); tensione f (= accent); accento (= emphasis); enfasi f

vt → insistere su, sottolineare;

to be under stress → essere sotto tensione;

to lay great stress on sth → dare grande importanza a qc