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Princeton's WordNet

  1. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

    the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

    "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

  2. tension, tenseness, stressnoun

    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

    "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

  3. stress, focusnoun

    special emphasis attached to something

    "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

  4. stress, strainnoun

    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"- R.J.Samuelson

  5. stressverb

    (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

    "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"

  6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

    to stress, single out as important

    "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

  7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

    put stress on; utter with an accent

    "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

  8. try, strain, stressverb

    test the limits of

    "You are trying my patience!"

Wiktionary

  1. stressnoun

    The internal distribution of force per unit area (pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by u03C3

  2. stressnoun

    externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.

  3. stressnoun

    Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

    Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.

  4. stressnoun

    The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.

    Some people put the stress on the first syllable of controversy; others put it on the second.

  5. stressnoun

    Emphasis placed on words in speaking.

  6. stressnoun

    Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

  7. stressverb

    To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

  8. stressverb

    To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

  9. stressverb

    To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

  10. stressverb

    To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

    Emphasis is stressed on the first syllable, but emphatic is stressed on the second.

  11. stressverb

    To emphasise (words in speaking).

  12. stressverb

    To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

    I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Stressnoun

    Etymology: stece , Saxon violence; or from distress.

    A body may as well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream; but the less we heed them the better. Roger L'Estrange.

    The stress of the fable lies upon the hazard of having a numerous stock of children. Roger L'Estrange.

    This, on which the great stress of the business depends, would have been made out with reasons sufficient. John Locke.

    Consider how great a stress he laid upon this duty, while upon earth, and how earnestly he recommended it. Francis Atterbury.

    By stress of weather driv’n,
    At last they landed. John Dryden, Æn.

    Though the faculties of the mind are improved by exercise, yet they must not be put to a stress beyond their strength. John Locke.

  2. To Stressverb

    To distress; to put to hardships or difficulties.

    Etymology: Evidently from distress.

    Stirred with pity of the stressed plight
    Of this sad realm. Fairy Queen.

ChatGPT

  1. stress

    Stress refers to a physiological or psychological response to external stimuli or events, known as stressors, that disrupt an individual's equilibrium, causing physical, mental or emotional tension. It involves a range of bodily reactions including increased heart rate and blood pressure, release of hormones, and changes in behavior or mood. Stress can be either acute, resulting from a specific event, or chronic, resulting from ongoing situations. While mild stress can help individuals perform better, excessive or sustained stress can lead to health problems.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stressnoun

    distress

  2. Stressnoun

    pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance

  3. Stressnoun

    the force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and taking specific names according to its direction, or mode of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear or tangential stress

  4. Stressnoun

    force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35

  5. Stressnoun

    distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained

  6. Stressverb

    to press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties

  7. Stressverb

    to subject to stress, pressure, or strain

  8. Etymology: [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus. See Distress.]

Wikidata

  1. Stress

    In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other. For example, when a solid vertical bar is supporting a weight, each particle in the bar pulls on the particles immediately above and below it. When a liquid is under pressure, each particle gets pushed inwards by all the surrounding particles, and, in reaction, pushes them outwards. These macroscopic forces are actually the average of a very large number of intermolecular forces and collisions between the molecules in those particles. Stress inside a body may arise by various mechanisms, such as reaction to external forces applied to the bulk material or to its surface. Any strain of a solid material generates an internal elastic stress, analogous to the reaction force of a spring, that tends to restore the material to its original undeformed state. In liquids and gases, only deformations that change the volume generate persistent elastic stress. However, if the deformation is gradually changing with time, even in fluids there will usually be some viscous stress, opposing that change. Elastic and viscous stresses are usually combined under the name mechanical stress.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Stress

    stres, n. force: pressure: urgency: strain: violence, as of the weather: the relative loudness or emphasis with which certain syllables are pronounced, accent: weight, importance: (mech.) force exerted in any direction or manner between two bodies—the greatest stress which a substance will bear without being torn asunder being its ultimate strength.—v.t. to constrain: lay stress on: to emphasise. [O. Fr. estrecir, from L. strictus, stringĕre, to draw tight.]

  2. Stress

    stres, n. distress: legal distraining.

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

  1. Stress

    Force exercised upon a solid tending to distort it, or to produce a strain.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. stress

    Hard pressure by weather or other causes. Stress of weather often compels a ship to put back to the port whence she sailed.

Rap Dictionary

  1. stressnoun

    Marijuana, mostly mexican marijauna. That's what the fu** i get for smoking mexican stress -- Mac Dre (Fu** Off The Party) I confiscate the chronic, I let you keep the stress -- Prince Paul ft. Everlast (The Men in Blue)

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. STRESS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stress is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Stress surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Stress.

    90.8% or 158 total occurrences were White.
    5.7% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2716

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2611

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Nouns Frequency: #1070

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'stress' in Verbs Frequency: #452

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stress in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of stress in a Sentence

  1. Misti Gueron MS:

    Improving your ability to cope with chronic stress will help improve your body’s digestion and wellbeing. Research demonstrates that by practicing relaxation exercises and following lifestyle habits to calm the nervous system such as deep breathing or spending time with a supportive friend may prove helpful for virtually all digestive conditions.

  2. Maggie Moon:

    Holly Phillips said. It's not clear why this happens ; studies suggest that in response to the stress of not getting quality snooze time, there's a reduction in activity in the hypothalamus, the control panel of the brain where body temperature is regulated. A study from the European Journal of Applied Physiology appears to back this up : researchers documented a drop in body temperature in 20 sleep-deprived young adults. Metabolism may be a culprit here as well. When you're fatigued from a restless night, your metabolism works at a more sluggish pace, Holly Phillips said, producing less heat and slower circulation. You're dehydrated Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is water, and water helps regulate body temperature.

  3. Evan Rachel Wood:

    I struggled with self-harm to the point of two suicide attempts, which landed me in a psychiatric hospital for a short period of time. This was, however, a turning point in my life when I started seeking professional help to deal with my trauma and mental stress.

  4. Colleen Kraft:

    Toxic stress is prolonged exposure to hormones such as cortisol, epinephrine, norepinephrine -- fight or flight hormones -- and then inflammatory hormones, in a very young child, that disrupts brain development.

  5. Lianhe Zaobao:

    I have to clearly stress this point.

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  • إجهادArabic
  • баҫымBashkir
  • tensió, estressar, èmfasi, estrès, accentCatalan, Valencian
  • zdůraznitCzech
  • stresse, stressDanish
  • betonen, Stress, Betonung, Spannung, beanspruchen, stressenGerman
  • δύναμη, τονίζω, τονισμός, έμφασηGreek
  • stresoEsperanto
  • tensionar, estrés, enfatizar, tensar, estresar, énfasis, tensión, acento, acentuarSpanish
  • rõhutamaEstonian
  • فشار, دلهرهPersian
  • rasitus, painotus, kuormitus, painottaa, jännittää, stressata, stressi, jännitysFinnish
  • stresser, tension, stress, emphaser, soulignerFrench
  • béim ghutha, aiceannIrish
  • cudromScottish Gaelic
  • מצוקהHebrew
  • तनावHindi
  • nyomaték, hangsúly, erő, nyomásHungarian
  • acentizarIdo
  • stress, áhersla, streitaIcelandic
  • accento, pressione, enfasi, tensione, stressItalian
  • ストレス, 力説, 応力, 重きJapanese
  • ಒತ್ತಡKannada
  • 강세를 넣다, 강조하다, 변형력을 주다, 스트레스, 강세, 강조, 변형력, 압박, 압박을 주다Korean
  • spanning, zenuwenDutch
  • emfaza, akcentować, nacisk, naprężenie, stresPolish
  • tensão, estressePortuguese
  • stres, încordare, tensiuneRomanian
  • нажи́м, акце́нт, уси́лие, ударе́ние, напряже́ние, стресс, давле́ниеRussian
  • spänning, betoningSwedish
  • மன அழுத்தம்Tamil
  • ఒత్తిడిTelugu
  • ความเครียดThai
  • stres, sıkıntı, vurgulamak, altını çizmek, vurgu, tonlamaTurkish
  • nhấn mạnhVietnamese
  • 應力Chinese

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