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Definition of Stress
1. Noun. The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch). "He put the stress on the wrong syllable"
Exact synonyms: Accent, Emphasis
Generic synonyms: Inflection, Prosody
Specialized synonyms: Accentuation, Pitch Accent, Tonic Accent, Word Accent, Word Stress, Sentence Stress
Derivative terms: Accent, Accentual, Accentual, Accentuate, Emphatic, Emphatic
Generic synonyms: Inflection, Prosody
Specialized synonyms: Accentuation, Pitch Accent, Tonic Accent, Word Accent, Word Stress, Sentence Stress
Derivative terms: Accent, Accentual, Accentual, Accentuate, Emphatic, Emphatic
2. Verb. To stress, single out as important. "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Exact synonyms: Accent, Accentuate, Emphasise, Emphasize, Punctuate
Specialized synonyms: Background, Downplay, Play Down, Bring Out, Set Off, Re-emphasise, Re-emphasize, Bear Down, Topicalize, Point Up, Drive Home, Press Home, Ram Home, Emphasise, Emphasize, Underline, Underscore
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accentuation, Emphasis, Emphasizing
Specialized synonyms: Background, Downplay, Play Down, Bring Out, Set Off, Re-emphasise, Re-emphasize, Bear Down, Topicalize, Point Up, Drive Home, Press Home, Ram Home, Emphasise, Emphasize, Underline, Underscore
Generic synonyms: Evince, Express, Show
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accentuation, Emphasis, Emphasizing
3. Noun. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. "Stress is a vasoconstrictor"
Exact synonyms: Tenseness, Tension
Category relationships: Psychological Science, Psychology
Generic synonyms: Mental Strain, Nervous Strain, Strain
Specialized synonyms: Yips, Breaking Point
Derivative terms: Tense
Category relationships: Psychological Science, Psychology
Generic synonyms: Mental Strain, Nervous Strain, Strain
Specialized synonyms: Yips, Breaking Point
Derivative terms: Tense
4. Verb. Put stress on; utter with an accent. "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
Exact synonyms: Accent, Accentuate
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accentuation
Generic synonyms: Articulate, Enounce, Enunciate, Pronounce, Say, Sound Out
Derivative terms: Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accent, Accentuation
5. Noun. Special emphasis attached to something. "The stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
6. Verb. Test the limits of. "You are trying my patience!"
Exact synonyms: Strain, Try
Generic synonyms: Afflict
Specialized synonyms: Rack
Derivative terms: Strain, Stressor
Generic synonyms: Afflict
Specialized synonyms: Rack
Derivative terms: Strain, Stressor
7. Noun. Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. "He presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"
8. Noun. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body. "The intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Force
Specialized synonyms: Tension, Breaking Point
Generic synonyms: Force
Specialized synonyms: Tension, Breaking Point
Definition of Stress
1. n. Distress.
2. v. t. To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
3. v. t. To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.
Definition of Stress
1. to place emphasis on [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stress
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