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{{AWL}}

=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/strɛs/}}
* {{audio|en-us-stress.ogg|Audio (US)}}

== Noun ==
{{noun|stress|stresses}}
{{AVL}}
# {{cu noun}} '''Stress''' is [[emotional]] [[pressure]] that makes you worry because things are not going well.
#: ''Death is a time of great '''stress''' for family and friends.''
#: ''Plants under '''stress''' from lack of water or disease are the most likely to attract problem insects.''
# {{cu noun}} '''Stress''' is [[physical]] [[pressure]] that gradually can cause things to break
#: ''Sitting puts an unnatural '''stress''' on the back and shortens the neck.''
# {{uncountable}} '''Stress''' is extra attention or importance that you put on something.
#: ''Psychology has put a lot of '''stress''' on the childhood roots of adult problems.''
# {{cu noun}} '''Stress''' is extra loudness that you use in a word or in music.
#: ''Put more '''stress''' on the first syllable of the word.''

=== Synonyms ===
* [[strain]]
* [[emphasis]]

== Verb ==
{{verb|stress|es}}
# {{transitive}} If you '''stress''' something, you say that it is very important.
#: ''I have repeatedly '''stressed''' the importance of hard work, but luck is also helpful.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''stress''' a word, part of a word, or a note in music, you make it louder than other words or notes.

=== Synonyms ===
* [[emphasise]]/[[emphasize]]
* [[reinforce]]
* [[highlight]]