stress
Definitions of stress
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an intense or violent exertion
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(physics) force that produces strain on a physical bodysynonyms: contrainte, tensiontype of:force(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
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(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspensetype of:tension(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
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difficulty that causes worry or emotional tensiontype of:difficulté, problèmea condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
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