Stress

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Transitive verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Derived terms

English

Noun

stress (countable and uncountable; plural stresses)

1. (countable) A force applied to a body or structure that causes strain or deformation.
2. (uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
3. (uncountable; phonetics) 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.

4. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on words in speaking.
5. (uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

Synonyms

• (phonetics): accent, emphasis
• (on words in speaking): emphasis
• (on a point): emphasis

Translations

force

emotional pressure

French: stress m German: Stress m Italian: stress m

on a syllable

when speaking

on a point in an argument

Transitive verb

to stress (stressing, stressed)

1. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
2. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
3. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

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

4. To emphasise (words in speaking).
5. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

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

Translations

apply force to, causing strain

apply emotional pressure to

emphasise (a syllable)

emphasise (words in speaking)

emphasise (a point)

Synonyms

• (phonetics): emphasise/emphasize
• (on words in speaking): emphasise/emphasize
• (on a point): emphasise/emphasize, underline

Adjective

stress

1. showing signs of stress

Derived terms

• stressed
• stress out