Synonym: accent, emphasis, force, importance, insistence, pressure, strain, tension, urgency. Similar words: distress, actress, streak, street, stretch, stream, stretch out, strengthen. Meaning: [stres] 
n. 1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body 4. special emphasis attached to something 5. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent 3. test the limits of.
n. 1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 3. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body 4. special emphasis attached to something 5. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. v. 1. to stress, single out as important 2. put stress on; utter with an accent 3. test the limits of. 
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121. Italian words usually have the main stress on the penultimate syllable in the word.
122. You need to be very well balanced to cope with the stress of a job like that.
123. The symptoms of hyperventilation can mimic all the symptoms of anxiety and chronic stress.
124. Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork.
125. Stress marks above the line indicate primary stress, while those below the line show secondary stress.
126. He appeared very composed despite the stress he was under.
127. The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a nervous/quivering wreck.
128. Stress can be extremely damaging to your health. Exercise, meanwhile, can reduce its effects.
129. There is equal stress on all parts of the structure.
130. The emphasis on testing leads to greater stress among students and carries implications of failure.
131. All that stress at work had begun to drag him down.
132. The stress of cash flow may let the banks pay higher attention to and even get involved in enterprise management in the capacity of loaners, thereby urging state-owned enterprises to improve management.
133. Many illnesses are being laid at the door of stress.
134. Janet's been under a lot of stress since her mother's illness.
135. Considering the amount of stress she's under, it's not surprising she keeps getting migraines.
136. Metal distorts under stress.
137. Stress has an effect on both your physical and mental health.
138. I'd just like to stress the importance of neatness and politeness in this job.
139. While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
140. She was under a lot of stress,[http://sentencedict.com/stress.html] and started hitting the bottle.
141. The effects of stress at work can spill over into home life.
142. A significant cause of stress in the workplace is a sense of powerlessness and lack of control.
143. When 'insert' is a verb, the stress is on the second syllable, but when it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable.
144. I think men are less tolerant of stress than women.
145. Is a person's behaviour under stress a reliable gauge of his character?
146. Dieting can be bad for you, not least because it is a cause of stress.
147. Sleep deprivation can cause stress, loss of appetite and lethargy.
148. A national telephone hotline has been set up for students suffering from stress.
149. All the pressure built up and he was off work for weeks with stress.
150. Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
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