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voice-stress analyzer

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[vois-stres] / ˈvɔɪsˌstrɛs /

noun

  1. a machine purported to detect stress in a human voice and to ascertain a person's truthfulness.

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A handy voice-stress analyzer will reveal whether or not the person being called is telling the truth.

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