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{ "term": "stress", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "pressure or worry caused by problems in somebody’s life or by having too much to do", "sensetop": "under stress", "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)(especially North American English)(British English)(especially North American English)(especially British English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "emotional/mental stress" }, { "text": "to suffer from stress" }, { "text": "to relieve/reduce/alleviate stress" }, { "text": "Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress.", "contextForm": "under stress" }, { "text": "The incident has caused enormous **stress and anxiety** to my family." }, { "text": "We all sometimes struggle with the **stresses and strains** of daily life." }, { "text": "How can we help young people cope with the stress of exams?" }, { "text": "stress-related illnesses" }, { "text": "**stress management** *(= dealing with stress)*" }, { "text": "The release of the stress hormone cortisol is part of the human **stress response**." }, { "text": "Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness." }, { "text": "Few of us can understand the stresses of a job where an everyday mistake can cost lives." }, { "text": "An overcrowded workplace can be a major source of stress." }, { "text": "He's been under a lot of stress lately." }, { "text": "Parenting under stress can be extremely difficult." }, { "text": "The scholarship will allow her to focus on study without the stress of worrying about money" }, { "text": "I was signed off work with stress (= suffering from stress)." }, { "text": "Many workers experience a high level of stress in their daily life." }, { "text": "Physical exercise is a great stress reliever." }, { "text": "Separation is a time of high emotional stress." }, { "text": "Staff are encouraged to go on stress management courses." }, { "text": "The high mortgage payments put them under severe financial stress." }, { "text": "The program helps workers with work-related and family stress." }, { "text": "There are many things an employer can do to ease employees' stress." }, { "text": "Tiredness is one of the most common symptoms of stress." }, { "text": "an illness brought on by stress" }, { "text": "compensation claims for undue stress in the workplace" }, { "text": "high stress levels" }, { "text": "the daily stress of teaching" } ], "topics": ["Feelings"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["considerable", "extreme", "great"], "… of stress": ["level"], "verb + stress": ["cause", "create", "avoid"], "stress + verb": [ "bring something about", "bring something on", "cause something" ], "stress + noun": ["level", "control", "management"], "preposition": ["under stress"], "phrases": ["a source of stress", "a symptom of stress"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "physical pressure put on something that can damage it or make it lose its shape", "sensetop": "stress on something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "When you have an injury you start **putting stress on** other parts of your body.", "contextForm": "stress on something" }, { "text": "Little is known about the effects of water stress on plants." }, { "text": "The building was condemned because of the damage caused by excessive heat stress." }, { "text": "Different organisms react differently to environmental stress *(= damage to the environment caused by human activity or natural events)*." }, { "text": "a **stress fracture** of the foot *(= one caused by such pressure)*" }, { "text": "Avoid exercise that puts undue stress on the knees." }, { "text": "Cycling puts very little stress on the joints." }, { "text": "Engineers calculated the stresses borne by each of the bridge supports." }, { "text": "He was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot." }, { "text": "Some woods warp under stress." }, { "text": "Standing all day puts stress on your feet." }, { "text": "Stress is applied to the wood to make it bend." }, { "text": "The buttresses are subjected to constant stress." }, { "text": "The majority of sports injuries are due to excessive mechanical stress on joints, ligaments and muscles." }, { "text": "The movements set up stresses in the earth's crust." }, { "text": "The tower exerts an enormous stress on the walls." }, { "text": "There is equal stress on all parts of the structure." } ], "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["enormous", "high", "low"], "verb + stress": ["exert", "set up", "apply"], "stress + noun": ["fracture"], "preposition": ["stress on", "under stress"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable", "sensetop": "stress on something", "labels": "(phonetics)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation." }, { "text": "There's a stress on the second syllable.", "contextForm": "stress on something" }, { "text": "In ‘strategic’ the stress falls on the second syllable" }, { "text": "Where does the stress fall in ‘psychological’?" }, { "text": "The first syllable takes the stress." }, { "text": "Mark the primary stress in each word." }, { "text": "Italian words usually have the main stress on the penultimate syllable in the word." } ], "topics": ["Language"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["main", "major", "primary"], "verb + stress": ["carry", "have", "take"], "stress + verb": ["fall", "go"], "stress + noun": ["pattern"], "preposition": ["stress on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "special importance given to something", "sensetop": "stress (on something)", "examples": [ { "text": "She **lays** great **stress on** punctuality." }, { "text": "I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality." }, { "text": "There's been a lot of stress on getting drug sellers off the streets." }, { "text": "a study of child development, with the stress on acquisition of social skills" }, { "text": "I must lay great stress on the need for secrecy." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["enormous", "great", "particular"], "verb + stress": ["lay", "place", "put"], "preposition": ["with the stress on", "stress on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "extra force used when making a particular sound in music", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "illness caused by difficult physical conditions", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/stres/", "audio": "st/stress/stress__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/stres/", "audio": "st/stress/stress__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting hardship or force exerted on a person for the purpose of compulsion): shortening of distress, or partly from Old French estresse ‘narrowness, oppression’, based on Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’." }