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1. (noun) stress, emphasis, accent
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

2. (noun) tension, tenseness, stress
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

3. (noun) stress, focus
special emphasis attached to something
"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

4. (noun) stress, strain
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

5. (verb) 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"

6. (verb) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

7. (verb) stress, accent, accentuate
put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

8. (verb) try, strain, stress
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"

Definitions of 'stress'

Webster 1913 Dictionary

1. (noun) stress
distress

2. (noun) stress
pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance

3. (noun) stress
the force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress

4. (noun) stress
force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35

5. (noun) stress
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained

6. (verb) stress
to press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties

7. (verb) stress
to subject to stress, pressure, or strain

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