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Moderatestress
The correct spelling is stress.
How to pronounce stress
/stɹɛs/
nounIPA: /stɹɛs/
Say it like: Str-ess
The correct spelling is stress. (Cause of) discomfort. For example: "Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately."
Usage Examples
“Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.”
“Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.”
““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(Cause of) discomfort.
- 2.Serious danger.
- 3.An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
- 4.A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
- 5.The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
verb
- 1.To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
- 2.To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
- 3.To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
- 4.To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
- 5.To emphasise (words in speaking).
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