| query | If you feel under s_____, you feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life .If you feel under stress, you feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life . Katy could think clearly when not under stress. Of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently. ...a wide range of stress-related problems. |
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| word | stress |
| full-definition | verb If you stress a point in a discussion, you put extra emphasis on it because you think it is important . The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban. They stress the need for improved employment opportunities. 'We're not saying we're outside and above all this,' he stresses. They laid heavy stress on the need for education. If you stress a word or part of a word when you say it, you put emphasis on it so that it sounds slightly louder . 'Sit down,' she replied, stressing each word. ...the misplaced stress on the first syllable of this last word. noun If you feel under stress, you feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life . Katy could think clearly when not under stress. Of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently. ...a wide range of stress-related problems. Stresses are strong physical pressures applied to an object . Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture. |
| inflections | stressesstressingstressed |
| cefr-level | A2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a2
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