Definitions
1.NounA physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
2.NounAggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
3.NounThe internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
4.NounForce externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
5.NounEmotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal."Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately."
6.NounA suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence."lexical stress; Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second."
7.NounThe suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.
8.NounEmphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
9.NounObsolete form of distress.
10.Noundistress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
11.VerbTo apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
12.VerbTo apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
13.VerbTo suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
14.VerbTo emphasise (a syllable of a word)."“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second."
15.VerbTo emphasise (words in speaking).
16.VerbTo emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion."I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence."
17.Verb↑ Keil, R.M.K. (2004) Coping and stress: a conceptual analysis Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(6), 659–665