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stressing

stress
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [stres]
    • /strɛs/
    • /stres/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stres]
    • /strɛs/

Definitions of stressing word

  • noun stressing importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth. 1
  • noun stressing 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 stressing Prosody. accent or emphasis on syllables in a metrical pattern; beat. 1
  • noun stressing emphasis in melody, rhythm, etc.; beat. 1
  • noun stressing the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. 1
  • noun stressing 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 stressing

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 Stressing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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stressing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for stressing

noun stressing

  • assertion — a positive statement, usually made without an attempt at furnishing evidence
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Top questions with stressing

  • how to stop stressing?
  • how to stop stressing out?

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    stressing simplicity and adherence to fundamental principles: The movement suggests a back-to-basics approach to living for those whose lives have become complicated.

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    the feudal code of the Japanese samurai, stressing self-discipline, courage and loyalty

  • catholic apostolic church

    a nearly extinct English Protestant church established between 1832 and 1835, stressing the imminent coming of the millennium and the reestablishment of the primitive church's ministries.

  • confucianism

    the ethical system of Confucius, emphasizing moral order, the humanity and virtue of China's ancient rulers, and gentlemanly education

  • couéism

    a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.

  • dixiecrat

    a member of a faction of southern Democrats stressing states' rights and opposed to the civil-rights programs of the Democratic Party, especially a southern Democrat who bolted the party in 1948 and voted for the candidates of the States' Rights Democratic Party.
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