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.
- I have no idea why they felt the need to use the word stress in regards to a pregnancy-related test.
- The term "stress spillover," refers to when stress from external sources leaches into a relationship.
- Prior to 1914 the word stress was an engineering term, as in the force placed on a structure that causes it to break down in some way.
- As anyone knows who has had a treadmill stress test, the whole idea is to ’stress’ the cardiovascular system of the person being tested.
- It would be tempting to blame early signs of stress on the Romans of antiquity, or to trace the word stress back to its Latin origins and leave it at that.
- A significant literature exists, particularly in the last fifty or so years, ever since the word stress was appropriated from metallurgy as a medical term, supporting the notion that negative thoughts and emotions are toxic to your health.
- Tokyo workers and students try to remain productive in spite of prevalent sutoresu, which, if you say it fast enough, will capture how the word stress comes out in Japanese.viii Residents of Bogotá, Colombia, complain of estrés resulting from ongoing security problems throughout their nation.