Stress Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Stress? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Antonyms, How to pronounce? Words ending with Stress, Synonyms, Derivations, Words starting with Stress, Related sentences, Example sentences and more...

Stress meaning

Word: Stress

How to pronounce: stres

Noun

Definitions:

1. Pressure or tension exerted on a material object.

Example sentences: "The distribution of stress is uniform across the bar"

2. A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

Example sentences: "He's obviously under a lot of stress"

3. Physiological disturbance or damage caused to an organism by adverse circumstances.

4. Particular emphasis or importance.

Example sentences: "He has started to lay greater stress on the government's role in industry"

Verb

Definitions:

1. Give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing.

Example sentences: "They stressed the need for reform"

2. Subject to pressure or tension.

Example sentences: "This type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints"

3. Cause mental or emotional strain or tension in.

Example sentences: "I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A computer programming language designed for use in solving civil engineering structural analysis problems.


Synonyms:

emphasize

underscore

accentuate

emphasise

highlight

underline

punctuate

italicize

burden

tenseness

load

exertion

workload

tension

pressure

strain

worry

fret

accent

emphasis

point

accentuation

focus

fuss

fear

press


Antonyms:

compression

antistress

destress

weaken


Derivations:

stressed

stressing

stressful


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Stress in Other Languages...

Spanish: Estrés

German: Stress

French: Stress

Italian: Sottolineare

Turkish: Stres


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