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English to English noun
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the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) |  | Example: he put the stress on the wrong syllable
source: wordnet30
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(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense | | Example: he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress is a vasoconstrictor
source: wordnet30
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special emphasis attached to something | | Example: the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
source: wordnet30
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difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension | | 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
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(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body | | Example: the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
source: wordnet30
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Distress. | | source: webster1913 verb
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to stress, single out as important | | Example: Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
source: wordnet30
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put stress on; utter with an accent | | Example: In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
source: wordnet30
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test the limits of | | Example: You are trying my patience!
source: wordnet30
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To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties. | | source: webster1913
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To subject to phonetic stress; to accent. | | source: webster1913
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