stresses
The plural of "stress" is stresses.
Nouns that end in s, x, z, ch or sh add -es to make the plural, so stress becomes stresses.
Meaning: pressure or worry, or emphasis on a part of a word (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with stresses: the stresses are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: stresses'.
How do you pronounce it?
stress is pronounced /ˈstɹɛs/. The plural ending sounds like /ɪz/, so the plural has one more syllable than the singular.
What mistakes should you avoid?
In the sense of worry, stress is usually uncountable: a lot of stress. stresses are separate causes of pressure.
Did you know?
- The e in -es makes the plural easier to say after a hissing sound. It adds a syllable: box has one syllable and boxes has two.
Examples in context
- Modern life has many stresses.Singular: Modern life has its stress.
- The word has two stresses.Singular: The word has one stress.
