stress

• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• to stress, single out as important
• put stress on
• To press
• special emphasis attached to something
• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
• test the limits of
• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
• Distress
• Pressure, strain
• The force, or combination of forces, which produces a strain
• Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis
• To subject to stress, pressure, or strain

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