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stress
verbs
suffer from stress
• If you are suffering from stress, you may be more likely to become ill.
cause stress
• Moving house often causes stress.
cope with/deal with stress
• People find different ways of dealing with stress.
reduce/relieve stress
• Don’t resort to alcohol to relieve your stress.
adjectives
great/considerable/enormous
• Staff experienced considerable stress as a result of the changes.
mental/emotional stress
• It was a time of great emotional stress for me.
phrases
be under stress
• She's been under a lot of stress lately.
a cause of stress
• Balancing work and family is the main cause of stress for many people.
signs/symptoms/effects of stress
• Headaches, migraines, and irritability are all signs of stress. • The effects of stress are subtle and sometimes difficult to see.
sb’s stress level
( also sb’s level of stress )
• Exercise reduces stress levels.
stresses and strains
(= a lot of different worries that are caused by something )
• the stresses and strains of everyday life
stress management
• Some patients may benefit from being taught stress management skills.
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verb ADV. heavily, strongly He stressed the point very strongly that all these services cost money. | constantly, continually, repeatedly She has constantly stressed the government's poor record in this area. | rightly Doctors have rightly stressed the importance of exercise. VERB + STRESS can only, must I must stress that we still know very little about this disease. | tend to Private schools tend to stress the more academic subjects. | be anxious to, be at pains to, be careful to, be keen to She is at pains to stress the cultural differences between the two countries. | be important to PHRASES be worth stressing sth It is worth stressing that this was only a relatively small survey.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary