Meaning and Stress

Meaning

Meaning noun - The idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action.

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Stress and meaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Meaning".

Nearby Words: mean, means, meaningful, meaningless, meaningly

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Meaning and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Meaning" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

emotional	emotional meaning	emotional stress
deep	deep meaning	deep stress
great	great meaning	great stress
wrong	wrong meaning	wrong stress
Other adjectives: little, personal, new, general, less, negative, extra, additional, significant, greater, added.

Pushing faster means more stress on the car which means more mechanical failures, and more stress on the driver, meaning a larger chance of making a mistake.

Source: Do Well, but Not Perfect
Some languages, such as Russian, have what are called minimal stress pairs, where a misplaced stress accent completely changes the meaning of a word or phrase even if they are identical when written.

Source: AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle
It becomes a much deeper meaning when the main characters start fighting fellow survivors who have killed their humanity due to the stress of said apocalypse.

Source: Antagonist Title

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