A stimulus or succession of stimuli of such magnitude as to tend to disrupt the homeostasis of the organism.
Emphasis on a word or phrase by pronouncing it by increasing the volume or changing the tone.
To stress, single out as important.
Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.
To test the limits of.
To put stress on; to utter with an accent.
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; "This dress accentuates your nice figure!" "I set off these words by brackets"
an intense or violent exertion
a physical force producing deformation or strain
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
put stress on; utter with an accent
the relative prominence of a syllable (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
to stress, single out as important: "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet."
special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
a state of extreme difficulty: "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
a state mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
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
put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
