stress

IPA: strˈɛs

noun

  • (biology) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
  • (biology) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
  • (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
  • (countable, physics) Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
  • (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
  • (countable, phonetics, loosely) A suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence.
  • (countable, phonetics, strictly) The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.
  • (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
  • (Scotland, law) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
  • Obsolete form of distress. [Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.]

verb

  • (transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
  • (transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
  • (intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
  • (transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
  • (transitive) To emphasise (words in speaking).
  • (transitive) To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
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Examples of "stress" in Sentences

  • Is the ownership stressful
  • It's stressful to be the subject.
  • It is very stressful for the dog.
  • Childbirth is stressful for the infant.
  • It's not worth the stress and aggravation.
  • It stresses the importance of the publisher.
  • Under the pressure of great stress the vessels constrict.
  • Tensile ultimate strength is the stress at which the bolt fails.
  • In the brain, it may be responsible for the effects of stress on appetite.
  • The prosody section should be for word stress, sentence stress, and intonation.

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