What is the meaning of Stress?

A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.

Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.

The 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.

Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.

Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.

A 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.

The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.

Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).

Obsolete form of distress.

distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.

To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).

To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.

To emphasise (a syllable of a word).

To emphasise (words in speaking).

To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.

Keil, R.M.K. (2004) Coping and stress: a conceptual analysis Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(6), 659–665

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stress (emotional pressure)

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Nonstandard spelling of stres.

Nonstandard spelling of stres.

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imperative of stresse

Alternative form of estresse

Alternative form of stresse

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Source: wiktionary.org