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    stress
    [stres]
    noun
    stress (noun) · stresses (plural noun)
    1. pressure or tension exerted on a material object:
      "the distribution of stress is uniform across the bar"
      • the degree of pressure exerted on a material object measured in units of force per unit area.
    2. a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances:
      "he's obviously under a lot of stress" · "stress-related illnesses"
      Opposite:
      • something that causes mental strain:
        "the stresses and strains of public life"
      • biology
        physiological disturbance or damage caused to an organism by adverse circumstances:
        "in many areas irrigation is warranted to avoid plant stress"
    3. particular emphasis or importance:
      "we should lay greater stress on education"
      • emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech, typically through a combination of relatively greater loudness, higher pitch, and longer duration:
        "normally, the stress falls on the first syllable"
    verb
    stress (verb) · stresses (third person present) · stressed (past tense) · stressed (past participle) · stressing (present participle)
    1. give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing:
      "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"
      Similar:
      draw attention to
      focus attention on
      place emphasis on
      lay stress on
      turn the spotlight on
      bring to the fore
      press home
      impress on someone
      harp on
      insist on
      rub in
      • give emphasis to (a syllable or word) when pronouncing it:
        "in French, the last syllable is usually stressed"
        Similar:
        place the emphasis on
        give emphasis to
        place the accent on
    2. subject to pressure or tension:
      "this type of workout does stress the shoulder and knee joints"
    3. cause mental or emotional strain or tension in:
      "I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before" · "thinking about going back to work stresses me out"
      • informal
        become tense or anxious; worry:
        "don't stress—there's plenty of time to get a grip on the situation" · "I stressed out so much and felt so bad"
    Origin
    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).
    STRESS
    [stres]
    noun
    STRESS (noun)
    1. a computer programming language designed for use in solving civil engineering structural analysis problems.
    Origin
    acronym from str(uctural) e(ngineering) s(ystems) s(olver).
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