Entry Word: stress

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 the burden on oneʼs emotional or mental well-being created by demands on oneʼs time <with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now>

Synonyms pressure, strain, tension

Related Words load, weight; anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry; aggravation, anger, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, persecution, trouble

Near Antonyms comfort, consolation

2 a special notice or importance given to something <our English teacher places great stress on learning grammar> — see emphasis 1