What does stress mean?
Definitions for stress
strɛsstress
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word stress.
Princeton's WordNet
stress, emphasis, accentnoun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
tension, tenseness, stressnoun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
stress, focusnoun
special emphasis attached to something
"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
stress, strainnoun
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
stressverb
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
stress, accent, accentuateverb
put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
try, strain, stressverb
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
Wiktionary
stressnoun
The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by u03C3
stressnoun
externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
stressnoun
Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.
stressnoun
The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.
Some people put the stress on the first syllable of u201Ccontroversyu201D; others put it on the second.
stressnoun
Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
stressnoun
Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
stressverb
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
stressverb
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
stressverb
To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
stressverb
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
u201CEmphasisu201D is stressed on the first syllable, but u201Cemphaticu201D is stressed on the second.
stressverb
To emphasise (words in speaking).
stressverb
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.
Webster Dictionary
Stressnoun
distress
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressnoun
pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressnoun
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
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressnoun
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
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressnoun
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressverb
to press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Stressverb
to subject to stress, pressure, or strain
Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]
Freebase
Stress
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other. For example, when a solid vertical bar is supporting a weight, each particle in the bar pulls on the particles immediately above and below it. When a liquid is under pressure, each particle gets pushed inwards by all the surrounding particles, and, in reaction, pushes them outwards. These macroscopic forces are actually the average of a very large number of intermolecular forces and collisions between the molecules in those particles. Stress inside a body may arise by various mechanisms, such as reaction to external forces applied to the bulk material or to its surface. Any strain of a solid material generates an internal elastic stress, analogous to the reaction force of a spring, that tends to restore the material to its original undeformed state. In liquids and gases, only deformations that change the volume generate persistent elastic stress. However, if the deformation is gradually changing with time, even in fluids there will usually be some viscous stress, opposing that change. Elastic and viscous stresses are usually combined under the name mechanical stress.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stress
stres, n. force: pressure: urgency: strain: violence, as of the weather: the relative loudness or emphasis with which certain syllables are pronounced, accent: weight, importance: (mech.) force exerted in any direction or manner between two bodies—the greatest stress which a substance will bear without being torn asunder being its ultimate strength.—v.t. to constrain: lay stress on: to emphasise. [O. Fr. estrecir, from L. strictus, stringĕre, to draw tight.]
Stress
stres, n. distress: legal distraining.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Stress
Force exercised upon a solid tending to distort it, or to produce a strain.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
stress
Hard pressure by weather or other causes. Stress of weather often compels a ship to put back to the port whence she sailed.
Rap Dictionary
stressnoun
Marijuana, mostly mexican marijauna. That's what the fu** i get for smoking mexican stress -- Mac Dre (Fu** Off The Party) I confiscate the chronic, I let you keep the stress -- Prince Paul ft. Everlast (The Men in Blue)
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2716
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2611
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Nouns Frequency: #1070
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Verbs Frequency: #452
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stress in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of stress in a Sentence
We want to resolve a dispute with Iran but there are some security issues, our country is under tremendous stress and Iran must understand.
Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important.
A lot of us experience mental health [ problems ], whether it's anxiety or stress as a physical symptom first.
I think the effects of relaxation do decrease stress levels and have a benefit to the heart.
We can live with stress, but living with permanent stress will not leave the body without consequence. Eventually, you fall directly into exhaustion.
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Translations for stress
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- إجهادArabic
- баҫымBashkir
- tensió, estressar, èmfasi, estrès, accentCatalan, Valencian
- zdůraznitCzech
- stresse, stressDanish
- betonen, Stress, Betonung, Spannung, beanspruchen, stressenGerman
- δύναμη, τονίζω, τονισμός, έμφασηGreek
- stresoEsperanto
- tensionar, estrés, enfatizar, tensar, estresar, énfasis, tensión, acento, acentuarSpanish
- rõhutamaEstonian
- فشار, دلهرهPersian
- rasitus, painotus, kuormitus, painottaa, jännittää, stressata, stressi, jännitysFinnish
- stresser, tension, stress, emphaser, soulignerFrench
- béim ghutha, aiceannIrish
- cudromScottish Gaelic
- מצוקהHebrew
- तनावHindi
- nyomaték, hangsúly, erő, nyomásHungarian
- acentizarIdo
- stress, áhersla, streitaIcelandic
- accento, pressione, enfasi, tensione, stressItalian
- ストレス, 力説, 応力, 重きJapanese
- ಒತ್ತಡKannada
- 강세를 넣다, 강조하다, 변형력을 주다, 스트레스, 강세, 강조, 변형력, 압박, 압박을 주다Korean
- spanning, zenuwenDutch
- emfaza, akcentować, nacisk, naprężenie, stresPolish
- tensão, estressePortuguese
- stres, încordare, tensiuneRomanian
- нажи́м, акце́нт, уси́лие, ударе́ние, напряже́ние, стресс, давле́ниеRussian
- spänning, betoningSwedish
- மன அழுத்தம்Tamil
- ఒత్తిడిTelugu
- ความเครียดThai
- stres, sıkıntı, vurgulamak, altını çizmek, vurgu, tonlamaTurkish
- nhấn mạnhVietnamese
- 應力Chinese
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