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stress
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noun (n)
- special emphasis attached to something(noun.state)Example:
The stress was more on accuracy than on speed.
source: wordnet30 - difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension(noun.state)Example:
She endured the stresses and strains of life.
He presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger.
source: wordnet30 - (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body(noun.phenomenon)Example:
The intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area.
source: wordnet30 - Distress.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- to stress, single out as important(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- put stress on; utter with an accent(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.(verb)source: webster1913
- To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.(verb)source: webster1913