• the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to Stress or pitch); "he put the Stress on the wrong syllable"
• (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of Stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
• (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "Stress is a vasoconstrictor"
• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "she endured the Stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest Stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson
• special emphasis attached to something; "the Stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
• put Stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
• to Stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
• test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

'Stress' in other languages