stresses Definition

to subject to physical or psychological stress

to subject to phonetic stress : accent

to lay stress on : emphasize

constraining force or influence: such as

a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part; especially : the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch

the deformation caused in a body by such a force

to release bodily or mental tension : unwind

the manner in which stresses are distributed on the syllables of words assembled into sentences —called also sentence accent

sturm und drang

the manner in which stresses are distributed on the syllables of a word —called also word accent

to feel very worried or anxious or to make (someone) feel very worried or anxious