Definition of stresses:
(n) :
(uncountable) Emotional pressure suffered by a human being or other animal.
(v) :
(intransitive, informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
(v) :
(transitive) To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
(n) :
(uncountable) Emphasis placed on a particular point in an argument or discussion (whether spoken or written).
(v) :
(transitive) To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
(v) :
(transitive) To emphasise (words in speaking).