Stress

  • 31stress */*/*/ — I UK [stres] / US noun Word forms stress : singular stress plural stresses 1) [uncountable] a worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems overworked managers… …

    English dictionary

  • 32Stress — Forces from the outside world impinging on the individual. Stress is a normal part of life that can help us learn and grow. Conversely, stress can cause us significant problems. Stress releases powerful neurochemicals and hormones that prepare us …

    Medical dictionary

  • 33stress — stress1 [ stres ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems: overworked managers suffering from stress and anxiety under stress: You ll… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34stress — I n. emphasis 1) to lay, place, put the stress on 2) to shift the stress from; to intensity of sound 3) to place, put the stress on (a syllable) 4) to shift the stress from; to 5) (a) dynamic; free; fixed; pitch; primary; qualitative;… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 35stress — stress1 W3S3 [stres] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(worry)¦ 2¦(force)¦ 3¦(importance)¦ 4¦(word/music)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: distress] 1.) ¦(WORRY)¦ [U and C] continuous feelings of worry about your work or personal life, that prevent you from relaxing …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36stress*/ — [stres] noun I 1) [C/U] a worried or nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax, or a situation that makes you feel like this the stresses and strains of everyday living[/ex] Carol s been under a lot of stress lately.[/ex] 2) [U] special… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 37stress — /strɛs / (say stres) verb (t) 1. to lay stress or emphasis on; emphasise. 2. Phonetics to pronounce strongly or with a stress accent. 3. to subject to stress or strain. 4. Mechanics to subject to mechanical stress. –verb (i) 5. to work oneself… …

  • 38stress — the intensity of internal force acting at a point in an object. Stress is measured in units of force per area. Examples of a stress include a tension, a thrust, and a shearing force applied stress critical resolved shear stress maximum stress… …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 39stress — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent, accentuate, accentuation, ache, aching, adverse circumstances, adversity, affliction, aggravation, ambivalence, ambivalence of impulse, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, anguish,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 40stress — 01. To be free of [stress], one shouldn t get worried about small problems, and more importantly, one should realize that all problems are small. 02. Janet had to take a [stress] leave from work for a while because she was too tense and burned… …

    Grammatical examples in English