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stress
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- pronunciation:
- stres
- features:
- Word Builder
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the importance or special attention that you give to something.
Mrs. Berg puts a lot of stress on good manners.- synonyms:
- emphasis
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| definition 2: |
the louder or longer quality of your voice in one syllable of a word with two or more syllables. In the word "doctor," the stress is on the first syllable.
- synonyms:
- emphasis
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| definition 3: |
pressure that causes something to almost break or become injured. It may be physical pressure or mental pressure from problems of life.
The heavy books put a lot of stress on the shelf.His job as a police officer gives him a lot of stress.She is under a lot of stress at work.- synonyms:
- pressure, tension
- similar words:
- fatigue
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| related words: |
force, nerve, trouble |
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| derivation: |
stressless (adj.) |
Word Builder: stress +
- stressful:
causing stress.
- stressed:
feeling stress.
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