stress
[stres]
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to experience stress or worry: Don't stress about the turkey; I promise it will be delicious. Dad is always stressing out over his job.
Origin of stress
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English stresse, aphetic variant of distresse distress; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Word Origin for stress
C14: stresse, shortened from distress
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stress
[strĕs]
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The term stress also refers to the physical and mental state produced in the body when it is influenced by such factors: “The stress of the new job was too much for Tim, so he requested reassignment to his old position in the company.”
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