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Tension Stress Noun Pressure Mental Emotional Strain Emphasis

Front stress
|strɛs|
Back noun
1
pressure or tension exerted on a material object:
2
a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances:
3
particular emphasis or importance:
verb
1
give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing:
2
subject to pressure or tension:
3
cause mental or emotional strain or tension in:
(as adj. stressed)

DERIVATIVES
stressless
adjective
,
stressor
noun
stress ( sense 3 of the verb)

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