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Word: Stress
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting hardship or force exerted on a person for the purpose of compulsion): shortening of distress, or partly from Old French estresse ‘narrowness, oppression’, based on Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’ (see strict)
strɛs
pressure or tension exerted on a material object
Short Definition:pressure or tension exerted on material object
Examples:- the distribution of stress is uniform across the bar
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances
Short Definition:state of strain or tension resulting from demanding circumstances
Examples:- he's obviously under a lot of stress
- stress-related illnesses
particular emphasis or importance
Short Definition:particular emphasis or importance
Examples:- we should lay greater stress on education
Word: Stress
Speech Type: Verb
strɛs
give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing
Short Definition:give particular emphasis or importance to point
Examples:- they stressed the need for reform
- she was anxious to stress that her daughter's safety was her only concern
- ‘I want it done very, very neatly,’ she stressed
subject to pressure or tension
Short Definition:subject to pressure or tension
Examples:- this type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints
cause mental or emotional strain or tension in
Short Definition:cause mental or emotional strain or tension in
Examples:- I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before
- thinking about going back to work stresses me out
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