| stress | | |
| accent, emphasis, stress | (n.) | the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch).; "he put the stress on the wrong syllable" |
| stress, tenseness, tension | (n.) | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" |
| focus, stress | (n.) | special emphasis attached to something.; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" |
| strain, stress | (n.) | difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.; "she endured the stresses and strains of life"; "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger" |
| stress | (n.) | (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body.; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area" |
| accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress | (v.) | to stress, single out as important.; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet" |
| accent, accentuate, stress | (v.) | put stress on; utter with an accent.; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" |
| strain, stress, try | (v.) | test the limits of.; "You are trying my patience!" |
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