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- [an-tahy, an-tee stres]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti strɛs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tahy, an-tee stres]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti strɛs/
Definitions of anti-stress word
- noun anti-stress importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
- noun anti-stress Phonetics. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of special effort in utterance. 1
- noun anti-stress Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
- noun anti-stress emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
- noun anti-stress the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
- noun anti-stress Mechanics. the action on a body of any system of balanced forces whereby strain or deformation results. the amount of stress, usually measured in pounds per square inch or in pascals. a load, force, or system of forces producing a strain. the internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to the external forces applied to it. the ratio of force to area. See also strain1 (def 23), shear (def 19), torsion (def 3). 1
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Origin of anti-stress
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (noun) Middle English stresse, aphetic variant of distresse distress; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Anti-stress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anti-stress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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