 
		
		Definition of stress:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		the internal distribution of force per unit area (
pressure) within a body reacting to applied forces which causes 
strain or 
deformation and is typically symbolised by 
?; externally applied to a body which cause internal stress within the body
		
 
								
				"some people put the stress on the first syllable of "controversy"; others put it on the second."
			
			
	
		
		
		(v) :
		
		to apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain; to apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal)
		
								
				""Emphasis" is stressed on the first syllable, but "emphatic" is stressed on the second."