Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
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.
distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
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.
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.
To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
To emphasise (words in speaking).
To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.