stress (EN)
noun, verb

noun “stress”

sg. stress, pl. stresses or uncountable
  1. මානසික පීඩනය
    The final exams are causing her a great deal of stress.
  2. භෞතික පීඩනය
    The stress from the heavy snowfall caused the old barn's roof to collapse.
  3. විශේෂ අවධානය
    The teacher put a lot of stress on the importance of reading every day.
  4. වචනයක කොටසකට අතිරේක බලය යොදා ගැනීම (උච්චාරණයේදී)
    In the word "record," the stress falls on the second syllable when it's a verb and on the first syllable when it's a noun.

verb “stress”

stress; he stresses; past stressed, part. stressed; ger. stressing
  1. මානසික පීඩනය ඇති කරනවා
    The constant loud noise from the construction site stressed the nearby residents, making it hard for them to concentrate.
  2. කනස්සල්ල හෝ කලබලය අත්විඳිනවා
    She always stresses about exams, even when she's well-prepared.
  3. බලයක් යොදා ආතතියක් ඇති කරනවා
    The heavy snowfall stressed the old bridge, causing it to creak alarmingly.
  4. කතාබහකදී කාරණයක් අලුත්වැඩියා කරනවා
    The teacher stressed the importance of doing homework on time.
  5. වචනයක අක්ෂරයකට අවධානය යොමු කරනවා
    In the word "photography", the second syllable is stressed.