Definition of stress

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Stress (n.) Force of utterance expended upon words or syllables. Stress is in English the chief element in accent and is one of the most important in emphasis. See Guide to pronunciation, // 31-35..

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Anguish :: Anguish (v. t.) To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Malignant :: Malignant (a.) Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious..
Lampoon :: Lampoon (n.) A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and abusive censure written only to reproach and distress..
Schoolmistress :: Schoolmistress (n.) A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female school-teacher.
Housewifery :: Housewifery (n.) The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
Dame :: Dame (n.) A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady..
Missis :: Missis (n.) A mistress; a wife; -- so used by the illiterate.
Refuge :: Refuge (n.) Shelter or protection from danger or distress.
Distressing :: Distressing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distres.
Shepster :: Shepster (n.) A seamstress.
Schoolma''am :: Schoolma'am (n.) A schoolmistress.
Taking :: Taking (n.) Agitation; excitement; distress of mind.
Withernam :: Withernam (n.) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return..
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart.
Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress..
Emphatical :: Emphatical (a.) Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to remonstrate in am emphatic manner; an emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning..
Needlework :: Needlework (n.) Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress..
Sore :: Sore (superl.) Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity..
Sempstress :: Sempstress (n.) A seamstress.
Afflict :: Afflict (v. t.) To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment..
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