STRESSES
- STRESS, to place emphasis on [v]
- Pressure or tension exerted on a material object
- The degree of this measured in units of force per unit area
- A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances
- Something that causes such a state
- Particular emphasis or importance
- Emphasis given to a particular syllable or word in speech, typically through a combination of relatively greater loudness, higher pitch, and longer duration