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verbto stress, single out as important
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"she endured the stresses and strains of life" "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"noundifficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
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"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"nounspecial emphasis attached to something
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verbtest the limits oftype of:
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"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"nounthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)type of:
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"stress is a vasoconstrictor"noun(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspensetype of:
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verbput stress on; utter with an accent
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"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"noun(physics) force that produces strain on a physical bodytype of:
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say show try force focus express background accent tension rack difficulty pronounce strain emphasize articulate emphasis underline accentuate emphasise afflict enunciate yips downplay inflection underscore punctuate tenseness stressor accentuation evince bear down bring out drive home play down point up press home ram home re-emphasise re-emphasize set off topicalize prosody sentence stress word accent word stress pitch accent tonic accent nervous strain mental strain breaking point sound out enounce