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UK
/stɹˈɛs/
]
[ US /ˈstɹɛs/ ]
[ US /ˈstɹɛs/ ]
NOUN
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special emphasis attached to something
the stress was more on accuracy than on speed -
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
stress is a vasoconstrictor
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension -
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
he put the stress on the wrong syllable -
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area -
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
VERB
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put stress on; utter with an accent
In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word -
to stress, single out as important
Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet -
test the limits of
You are trying my patience!
How To Use stress In A Sentence
- This puts a lot of stress on our eyes which can suffer from blurriness, fatigue etc. Glasses Lot | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
- It's soundproof and completely dark, and I go in there for a couple of hours at a time, You don't realize how much stress you carry around in your muscles and tissue until you lie in this completely buoyant environment.
- The prototypical noun may be (though need not be) quite long, stress will fall early in the word, the stressed vowel will be non-front, and the final consonant (if an obstruent) will be voiceless.
- The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
- Inhaling sandalwood oil lessens stress and can stop vomiting.
- The fall in popularity of the death's head and the subsequent prevalence of the cherub was a reflection of the Great Awakening and the belief in the immortality of the soul: "Cherubs reflect a stress on resurrection, while death's heads emphasize the mortality of man. Headstones for Dummies, the New York Edition
- She is good-hearted and took pity on my pathetic form whenever I was sent to the kitchens by my mistresses.
- Meanwhile, doctors have identified still more reactions to stress that can increase our risk of cardiovascular disease. Times, Sunday Times
- And it was perhaps insensitive to try to sell pet funerals to distressed purchasers. Times, Sunday Times
- Women also frequently work in family businesses as shopkeepers and seamstresses.