Stress may refer to:

Science and medicine

Stress (biology) Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor, such as an environmental condition or change in life circumstances. When stressed by stimuli that alter an organism's environment, multiple s ...

, an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition *

Stress (linguistics) In linguistics, and particularly phonology, stress or accent is the relative emphasis or prominence given to a certain syllable in a word or to a certain word in a phrase or Sentence (linguistics), sentence. That emphasis is typically caused ...

, relative emphasis or prominence given to a syllable in a word, or to a word in a phrase or sentence *

Stress (mechanics) In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation. For example, an object being pulled apart, such as a stretched elastic band, is subject to ''tensile'' stress and may undergo elongati ...

, the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other *

Oxidative stress Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or to repair the resulting damage. Disturbances in the normal ...

, an imbalance of free radicals *

Psychological stress In psychology, stress is a feeling of emotional strain and pressure. Stress is a form of psychological and mental discomfort. Small amounts of stress may be beneficial, as it can improve athletic performance, motivation and reaction to the envi ...

, a feeling of strain and pressure **

Occupational stress Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one's job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic condition. Occupational stress can be managed by understanding what the stressful conditions at work are and taking steps to remediate tho ...

, stress related to one's job * Surgical stress, systemic response to surgical injury

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Groups and musicians

* Stress (Brazilian band), a Brazilian heavy metal band * Stress (British band), a British rock band * Stress (pop rock band), an early 1980s melodic rock band from San Diego * Stress (musician) (born 1977), hip hop singer from Switzerland * Stress (record producer) (born 1979), artistic name of Can Canatan, Swedish musician and record producer

Albums

* ''Stress'' (Anonymus album), 1997 * ''Stress'' (Daddy Freddy album), 1991 * ''Stress'' (Stress album), self-titled album by Brazilian band Stress * '' Stress: The Extinction Agenda'', 1994 album by Organized Konfusion

Songs

* "Stress" (Justice song), 2007 song by Justice * " The Stress", a 1989 song by Chisato Moritaka * "Stress", a song by Odd Børre, Norway's entry in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest * "Stress", a song by Godsmack from '' Godsmack'' * "Stress", a 2000 song by Jim's Big Ego

Music techniques

* Stress (music), a type of emphasis placed on a particular note or set of notes

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Stress'' (journal), a medical journal * "Stress" (''Not Going Out''), a television episode * "Stress" (''The Unit''), a television episode

Other uses

* Stress (font), varying stroke widths of a font