stress

stress

 (strĕs)

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. An accent or mark representing such emphasis or force.

5. Physics

a. The internal distribution of force per unit area within a body subject to an applied force or system of forces.

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

6.

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

b. A condition of physiological or psychological disturbance to the normal functioning or well-being of an organism, occurring as a response to any of various environmental or psychosocial stimuli. Signs and symptoms of stress in humans include increased blood pressure, insomnia, and irritability.

c. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition: couldn't stand the stresses of the job and quit.

v. stressed, stress·ing, stress·es

v.tr.

1. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety in her talk.

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

3. Informal To subject to physiological or mental stress or strain. Often used with out: The pressure of the deadline is really stressing me out.

4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.

v.intr. Informal

To undergo physiological or mental stress, as from working too much. Often used with out.

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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, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see strait).]

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stress

(strɛs)

n

1. special emphasis or significance attached to something

2. mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension

3. (Phonetics & Phonology) emphasis placed upon a syllable by pronouncing it more loudly than those that surround it

4. (Poetry) such emphasis as part of a regular rhythmic beat in music or poetry

5. (Phonetics & Phonology) a syllable so emphasized

6. (General Physics) physics

a. force or a system of forces producing deformation or strain

b. the force acting per unit area

vb

7. (tr) to give emphasis or prominence to

8. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) to pronounce (a word or syllable) more loudly than those that surround it

9. (tr) to subject to stress or strain

10. informal (intr) to become stressed or anxious

[C14: stresse, shortened from distress]

ˈstressful adj

ˈstressfully adv

ˈstressfulness n

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stress

(strɛs)

n.

1. importance or significance attached to a thing; emphasis: to lay stress upon good manners.

2. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a speech sound, syllable, or word as a result of special effort in utterance.

3. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat.

4. Music. accent (def. 7).

5. the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain.

6.

a. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results.

b. the intensity of such action, as measured in pounds per square inch or pascals.

7. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium.

8. physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.

9. Archaic. intense exertion.

v.t.

10. to emphasize.

11. to pronounce (a speech sound, syllable, or word) with prominent loudness; accent.

12. to subject to stress.

[1275–1325; (n.) Middle English stresse, aph. variant of distresse distress]

stress′ful, adj.

stress′ful•ly, adv.

stress′less, adj.

stress′less•ness, n.

-stress

a feminine equivalent of -ster: seamstress; songstress.

(-st (e) r + -ess]

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stress

(strĕs)

1. A force that tends to distort or deform something by compressing or stretching it: The stress of the books caused the wooden shelf to warp. Compare strain. See more at Hooke's law.

2. A reaction by an organism to a disturbing or dangerous situation. In humans and other animals, the body's initial response to stress includes a rise in heart rate and blood pressure and a heightened state of alertness. A certain amount of stress may be necessary for an organism to survive, but too much stress can lead to ill health.

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stress

Past participle: stressed
Gerund: stressing

Imperative

stress

stress

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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, impress on someone, harp on, press home, bring to the fore, belabour He stressed the need for new measures.

2. place the emphasis on, emphasize, give emphasis to, place the accent on, lay emphasis upon She stresses the syllables as though teaching a child.

noun

1. emphasis, importance, significance, force, weight, urgency Japanese car makers are laying ever more stress on European sales.

2. strain, pressure, worry, tension, burden, anxiety, trauma, oppression, hassle (informal), nervous tension Katy could not think clearly when under stress.

3. accent, beat, emphasis, accentuation, ictus the misplaced stress on the first syllable

Quotations
"I don't have ulcers, I give them" [Harry Cohn]

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stress

noun

1. Special weight placed upon something considered important:

accent, accentuation, emphasis.

2. The act, condition, or effect of exerting force on someone or something:

pressure, strain, tension.

verb

To accord emphasis to:

accent, accentuate, emphasize, feature, highlight, italicize, play up, point up, underline, underscore.

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Translations

تَأْكِيدتأكيد، تَوْكيدضَغْطيُؤَكِدُيُؤَكِّد

důrazzdůraznitpřízvukstreszatížení

belastningbetonebetoninglægge tryk pålægge vægt på

StressbetonenBetonungNachdruckAkzent

τονίζωτονισμόςτόνοςυπερέντασηάγχος

estrésénfasisenfatizaracentotensión

painottaastressi

accentaccentuerbandercontrainteinsistance

naglasitistres

áherslaleggja áherslu á; bera fram meî áhersluspennaspenna, stress

accentuarepressionesottolinearespintastress

ストレス強調する

강조하다스트레스

įtempimasstresas

pasvītrotslodzespriedzespriegumsstress

beklemtonennadruk

aksentuerebelastebelastningoverbelastning

streszaakcentować

ênfasesalientar

подчеркиватьподчёркиватьударениеударять

stres

naglasnaglasitipoudaritistres

stressstressa

เน้นเน้นย้ำ

vurgulamakstresvurgubasınçgerilim

nhấn mạnhsự nhấn mạnh

着重紧张重读重音压力

stress

[stres]

A. N

1. (Tech) → tensión f, carga f

2. (psychological etc) (= strain) → estrés m, tensión f (nerviosa)
in times of stress → en épocas de estrés or tensión
to subject sb to great stress → someter a algn a grandes tensiones
the stresses and strains of modern life → las presiones de la vida moderna
to be under stress → estar estresado, tener estrés

3. (= emphasis) → hincapié m, énfasis m
to lay great stress on sth → recalcar algo

4. (Ling, Poetry) → acento m
the stress is on the second syllable → el acento tónico cae en la segunda sílaba

B. VT

1. (= emphasize) → subrayar, insistir en
I must stress that → tengo que subrayar que ...

2. (Ling, Poetry) → acentuar

C. CPD stress mark N (Ling) → tilde f
stress system N (Ling) → sistema m de acentos, acentuación f

stress out VT + ADV → estresar, agobiar
to be stressed out → estar estresado or agobiado

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stress

[ˈstrɛs]

n

(= physical pressure) → tension f

(= mental strain) → stress m
to be under stress → être stressé(e)

(= on word, syllable) → accent m tonique

(= emphasis) → accent m
to lay great stress on sth → mettre beaucoup l'accent sur qch

modif

[control, management, relief] → du stress; [level] → de stress stress fracture, stress pattern

vt

(= emphasize) [+ point, importance, need] → mettre l'accent sur
He stressed that point in a recent TV interview → Il a mis l'accent sur ce point récemment lors d'un entretien télévisé.
I would like to stress that ... → j'aimerais souligner que ..., j'aimerais mettre l'accent sur le fait que ...

[+ syllable] → mettre l'accent tonique sur

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stress

n

(= strain) → Belastung f, → Stress m; (Med) → Überlastung f, → Stress m; the stresses and strains of modern life → die Belastungen or der Stress des heutigen Lebens; times of stress → Krisenzeiten pl, → Zeiten pl → großer Belastung; to be under stress → großen Belastungen ausgesetzt sein; (as regards work) → unter Stress stehen, im Stress sein; to put somebody under great stress → jdn großen Belastungen aussetzen; to break down under stress/the stress → unter Stress or bei Belastung/unter dem Stress or unter der Belastung zusammenbrechen

(= accent) → Betonung f, → Ton m; (fig: = emphasis) → Akzent m, → (Haupt)gewicht nt; to put or lay (great) stress on something → großen Wert auf etw (acc) → legen, einer Sache (dat) → großes Gewicht beimessen; fact, detail → etw (besonders) betonen

(Mech) → Belastung f; (= pressure) → Druck m; (= tension) → Spannung f; the stress acting on the metal → die Belastung, der das Metall ausgesetzt ist

vt

(lit, fig: = emphasize) → betonen; innocence → beteuern; good manners, subject → großen Wert legen auf (+acc); fact, detail → hervorheben, betonen

(Mech) → belasten, beanspruchen

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stress

[strɛs]

1. n

a. (Tech) → sforzo; (force, pressure) → pressione f; (psychological, strain) → tensione f, stress m
to be under stress → essere stressato/a (fig) → essere sotto pressione
in times of stress → in momenti di grande tensione
the stresses and strains of modern life → il logorio or lo stress della vita moderna

b. (emphasis) → enfasi f (Ling, Poetry) → accento
to lay great stress on sth → dare grande importanza a qc

2. vt (emphasize) → sottolineare, mettere in rilievo

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stress

(stres) noun

1. the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this. the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress. stres, spanning ضَغْط напрежение tensão stres der Streß stress; pres πίεση, άγχοςtensión, estrés stress فشار روحي stressi stressמתח भार pritisak, stres stressz tekanan jiwa spenna, stress stress ストレス 스트레스, 압박 stresas, įtempimas stress; spriedze tekanan spanningstress, belastningnapięcie, stres روحی فشار tensão stres напряжение; стресс stres stres stres stress ความตึงเครียด gerilim, stres 緊張 напруження, тиск پریشانی sự căng thẳng 紧张

2. force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other. Bridge-designers have to know about stress. spanning ضَغْط тежест tensão zatížení die Belastung tryk; belastning πίεση, ένταση, τάσηtensión koormus, raskusjõud فشار شديد rasitus tensionלחץ दबाव, दाब tlak, sila igénybevétel tekanan spenna tensione 圧力 압력 slėgimas spriegums; slodze tegasan spanningspenning naprężenie شدید فشار tensão tensiune давление zaťaženie pritisk napor spänning, tryck, påfrestning การบีบคั้น basınç 應力 тиск جسم پر لگاءی گءی طاقت ứng suất 应力

3. force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words. In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable. nadruk تأكيد، تَوْكيد ударение acento přízvuk, důraz die Betonung tryk; betoning τονισμός, έμφασηénfasis, acento rõhk تاكيد paino accentדגש महत्व važnost, isticanje hangsúly penekanan áhersla accento 強勢 강세, 악센트 kirtis uzsvars memberikan tekanan klemtoontrykkakcent تاکید acento accent ударение prízvuk, dôraz naglas naglasak betoning เสียงเน้น vurgu 重音 наголос; акцент تاکید trọng âm 重音

verb

to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc). Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual. benadruk يُؤَكِّد слагам ударение acentuar zdůraznit betonen lægge tryk på; lægge vægt på τονίζωenfatizar rõhutama مورد تاكيد قرار دادن painottaa accentuer לְהַדגִיש महत्व देना, जोर देना, बालाघात करना, दाबना naglašavati, isticati što hangsúlyoz menekankan leggja áherslu á; bera fram með áherslu accentuare, sottolineare 強調する 강조하다 kirčiuoti, akcentuoti uzsvērt; pasvītrot menekankan beklemtonenlegge trykk på, betone, framheveakcentować, podkreślać د تاکید وړګرځول acentuar a accentua ставить ударение; подчеркивать zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti betona, framhålla ออกเสียงหนัก vurgulamak 重讀，著重 підкреслювати; ставити наголос زور ڈالنا nhấn mạnh 重读，着重

ˈstress-mark noun

a mark used to show where the stress comes in a word etc. ˈbookworm; designer. aksent علامَة التَّوْكيد знак за ударение acento důraz das Betonungszeichen accenttegn τόνοςtilde rõhumärk علامت تكيه painomerkki accent סִימָן הַטעָמָה बालाघात चिन्ह naglasni znak, naglasak hangsúlyjel tanda petik áherslumerki accento 強勢符号 악센트 표시 kirčio ženklas uzsvēruma zīme tanda tekanan klemtoontekenaksent znak akcentu د تکیه نښه acento accent знак ударения dôraz naglas znak za akcenat accenttecken สัญลักษณ์เน้นคำที่ออกเสียงหนัก vurgu işareti 重音符號 знак наголосу وہ نشان جو یہ ظاہر کرتا ہے کہ لفظ کا کون سا حصہ پر زور طریقے سے بولا جاءے dấu để trỏ trọng âm 重音符号

lay/put stress on

to emphasize (a fact etc). He laid stress on this point. benadruk يَضَع التَّوكيد على наблягам на dar ênfase a zdůraznit Gewicht legen auf lægge vægt på τονίζω, δίνω έμφαση enfatizar toonitama تاكيد كردن korostaa insister sur לְהַדגִיש जोर देना naglasak, naglasni znak hangsúlyoz vmit menekankan leggja áherslu á (porre l'accento su) 強調する 강조하다 pabrėžti uzsvērt; izcelt; pasvītrot menekankan de nadruk leggen op legge vekt på, framheve kłaść nacisk تاکید کول dar ênfase a a insista asupra придавать особое значение zdôrazniť poudariti naglasiti lägga tonvikten på, betona เน้น vurgulamak, üzerinde önemle durmak 把重點放在...上 підкреслювати, надавати особливого значення تاکید کرنا nhấn mạnh 把重点放在...上

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stress

→ تَأْكِيد, يُؤَكِدُ důraz, zdůraznit betone, vægt betonen, Stress ένταση, τονίζω énfasis, hacer hincapié painottaa, stressi accent, insister sur naglasiti, stres accentuare, tensione ストレス, 強調する 강조하다, 스트레스 beklemtonen, nadruk belaste, belastning stres, zaakcentować ênfase, salientar подчеркивать, ударение stress, stressa เน้น, เน้นย้ำ stres, vurgulamak nhấn mạnh, sự nhấn mạnh 压力, 着重

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stress

n. estrés, tensión emocional, compulsión.

1. factor químico, físico o emocional que provoca un cambio como respuesta inmediata o demorada en las funciones del cuerpo o en sus partes;

___ test → prueba de esfuerzo;

2. gr. énfasis, acento tónico.

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stress

n estrés m; Are you under a lot of stress?..¿Está bajo mucho estrés?; job — estrés laboral or en el trabajo; vt to — (someone) out, to put — on (someone) estresar; vi to — out estresarse

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