(countable, uncountable) A physical, chemical, infective agent aggressing an organism.
(countable, uncountable) Aggression toward an organism resulting in a response in an attempt to restore previous conditions.
(countable) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.
(countable) Force externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body.
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
(broadly, countable) A suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound, word or word group by means of of loudness, duration or pitch; phonological prominence.
(countable) The suprasegmental feature of a language having additional attention raised to a sound by means of loudness and/or duration; phonological prominence phonetically achieved by means of dynamics as distinct from pitch.
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
(alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete form of distress.
(countable, uncountable) distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.

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