under stress

: in or into a position below or beneath something

: below or short of some quantity, level, or limit

: in or into a condition of subjection, subordination, or unconsciousness

: below or beneath so as to be overhung, surmounted, covered, protected, or concealed by

: subject to the authority, control, guidance, or instruction of

: receiving or undergoing the action or effect of

: lying or placed below, beneath, or on the ventral side

: facing or protruding downward

: lower in rank or authority : subordinate

: 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

: the deformation caused in a body by such a force

: to subject to physical or psychological stress

: to subject to phonetic stress : accent

: to lay stress on : emphasize