Definition of Stress

(v. t.)
To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
  

(v. t.)
To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance.
  

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
  

(n.)
Distress.
  

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stress
\stress\ (?), v. t.
1. to subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
2. to place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.
stress
\stress\ (?), n. [abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. of. estrecier to press, pinch, (assumed) ll. strictiare, fr. l. strictus. see distress.] 1. distress. [obs.] sad hersal of his heavy stress.
2. pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things; except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight; significance. the faculties of the mind are improved by exercise, yet they must not be put to a stress beyond their strength. a body may as well lay too little as too much stress upon a dream.
3. (mech. & physics) 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. stress is the mutual action between portions of matter. lerk maxwell.
4. (pron.) 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. (scots law) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
stress
of voice, unusual exertion of the voice.
stress
of weather, constraint imposed by continued bad weather; as, to be driven back to port by stress of weather.

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 stress of voice 
 vanishing stress 
 unit stress 
 storm-and-stress period 
 radical stress 
 to lay stress upon 
 tangential stress 
 word stress 
 to put to a stress 
 to put stress upon 
 stress of weather 

cause (someone) to become stressed

an extremely stressed person; a person easily stressed

(noun) something which causes a great deal of stress and anxiety

suffering from the effects of being under great stress

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Noun
1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(synonym) emphasis, accent
(hypernym) prosody, inflection
(hyponym) accentuation
(derivation) accent, accentuate
2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
(synonym) tension, tenseness
(hypernym) strain, mental strain, nervous strain
(hyponym) yips
(derivation) try, strain
(classification) psychology, psychological science
3. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
(hypernym) force
(hyponym) tension
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
4. special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
(synonym) focus
(hypernym) emphasis, accent
(derivation) emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
5. 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
(synonym) strain
(hypernym) difficulty
(derivation) try, strain

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Verb
1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
(synonym) emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) background, play down, downplay
(derivation) focus
2. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
(synonym) accent, accentuate
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(derivation) emphasis, accent
3. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
(synonym) try, strain
(hypernym) afflict
(hyponym) rack
(derivation) strain

The real or perceived demand on the mind, emotions, spirit, or body. Too much stress puts an undo amount of pressure upon us and drives us into a state of tension. Controlled stress is good as it is what motivates us.

a force that, when applied to an object, distorts or deforms it. Strike (see formation strike.)

The intensity of force; force per unit area as pounds per square inch (psi).

Fear of fatigue

The load per unit area.

The intensity of internal force acting at a point in an object. Stress is measured in units of force per area. See shear stress and normal stress.

An applied force or load. A load of 1kg applied to a test piece would be a stress of 1kgf.

force per unit area

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The condition that comes about when the demands of a situation place a strain on a person's resources.

A fracture produced by the stress created by a repetitive loading cycle on the bone, commonly found in athletic training. Usually seen in the front of the cannon bone as a severe form of bucked shins. Also seen in the tibia and causes a hard-to-diagnose hind limb lameness. (home) stretch

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