stress

Meaning of stress in English

Noun

1. special emphasis or importance given to something

The company is laying greater stress on export sales.

2. a feeling of worry because of having many problems or too much to do in your life; pressure

He's suffering from stress because he's got too much work to do.

Verb

1. say something strongly to show that it is very important

I must stress that the problem was very serious.

2. say something slightly more loudly

He stressed the words 'very important.'

3. give extra force to a word or syllable(=part of a word) when pronouncing it

stress the first syllable
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