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stress
(strĕs)n.
1. Importance, significance, or emphasis placed on something. See Synonyms at emphasis.
2. Linguistics
a. The relative force with which a sound or syllable is spoken.
b. The emphasis placed on the sound or syllable spoken most forcefully in a word or phrase.
3.
a. The relative force of sound or emphasis given a syllable or word in accordance with a metrical pattern.
b. A syllable having strong relative emphasis in a metrical pattern.
4. An accent or mark representing such emphasis or force.
5. Physics
a. The internal distribution of force per unit area within a body subject to an applied force or system of forces.
b. The internal resistance of a body to such an applied force or system of forces.
6.
a. A condition of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain: "He presided over the economy during the period of its greatest stress and danger" (Robert J. Samuelson).
b. A condition of physiological or psychological disturbance to the normal functioning or well-being of an organism, occurring as a response to any of various environmental or psychosocial stimuli. Signs and symptoms of stress in humans include increased blood pressure, insomnia, and irritability.
c. A stimulus or circumstance causing such a condition: couldn't stand the stresses of the job and quit.
v. stressed, stress·ing, stress·es
v.tr.
1. To place emphasis on: stressed basic fire safety in her talk.
2. To give prominence of sound to (a syllable or word) in pronouncing or in accordance with a metrical pattern.
3. Informal To subject to physiological or mental stress or strain. Often used with out: The pressure of the deadline is really stressing me out.
4. To subject to mechanical pressure or force.
v.intr. Informal
To undergo physiological or mental stress, as from working too much. Often used with out.
[Middle English stresse, hardship, partly from destresse (from Old French; see distress) and partly from Old French estrece, narrowness, oppression (from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight; see strait).]
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stressed
(strɛst)adj
1. suffering from stress
2. phonetics (of a syllable or word) given more weight than the surrounding syllables or words
3. (Metallurgy) technical having been subjected to pressure or tension
4. (General Engineering) technical having been subjected to pressure or tension
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Adj. | 1. | stressed - suffering severe physical strain or distress; "he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing" troubled - characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers" |
2. | stressed - bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" unstressed - not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" |
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stressed
adjective anxious, worried, tense, upset, distressed, under pressure, harassed, pressurized Work out what situations or people make you feel stressed and avoid them.
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Translations
stresovaný
stresset
stressaantunut
koji je pod stresom
ストレスがたまった
스트레스를 받고 있는
stressad
ถูกกดดัน
bị căng thẳng
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stressed
[strɛst] adj (syllable) → accentato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
stressed
→ مُتَوَتِّر stresovaný stresset gestresst αγχωμένος estresado stressaantunut stressé koji je pod stresom stressato ストレスがたまった 스트레스를 받고 있는 gestrest belastet zestresowany estressado, stressado находящийся в напряжении stressad ถูกกดดัน gerilmiş bị căng thẳng 压力重重的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
stressed
adj estresadoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.