Definition of Stress
Noun
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(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
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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
strain -
special emphasis attached to something
"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
focus -
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
"stress is a vasoconstrictor"
tension tenseness -
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
emphasis accent
Verb
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test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
try strain -
put stress on
utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
accent accentuate -
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate
Word games points for the Stress
- Scrabble® score of the stress (6)
- Word Chums® score of the stress (6)
- Words With Friends® score of the stress (6)
Unscramble stress
25 unscramble word found using the letters stress.
er, ers, erst, es, ess, est, ests, et, re, res, rest, rests, ret, rets, ser, sers, sess, set, sets, st, stress, te, tes, tres, tress,