stress
/stɹɛs/12 senses across 2 parts of speech
noun
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(Cause of) discomfort.
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An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
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A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
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The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
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A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
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Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
verb
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To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
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To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
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To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
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To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
Example ““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”
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To emphasise (words in speaking).
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To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
Example “I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence.”