[{"word":"stresses","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(Cause of) discomfort.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Serious danger.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["eustress"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately."},{"definition":"The emphasis placed on a syllable of a word.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second."},{"definition":"Emphasis placed on words in speaking.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["emphasis","emphasis","accent","emphasis"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To emphasise (a syllable of a word).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"“Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second."},{"definition":"To emphasise (words in speaking).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I must stress that this information is given in strict confidence."}],"synonyms":["emphasise","emphasize","underline","emphasise","emphasize","emphasise","emphasize"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/distress","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stress","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/stresses"]}]