Stress — synonyms, definition

1. stress (Noun)

accent affliction agitation anger animosity annoyance anxiety apprehension cadence care concern displeasure disquiet disquietude distress emphasis exasperation excitement exigency focus • • •

stress (Noun) — The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch). ex. "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

stress (Noun) — (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense. ex. "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

stress (Noun) — Special emphasis attached to something. ex. "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

stress (Noun) — Difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension. ex. "she endured the stresses and strains of life" ex. "he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"

stress (Noun) — (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body. ex. "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"

accent difficulty emphasis force inflection mental strain nervous strain prosody strain accentuation breaking point pitch accent sentence stress tension tonic accent word accent word stress yips

2. stress (Verb)

accent accentuate emphasise emphasize feature focus on highlight intensify intensity make a big thing of maximise maximize over-emphasise over-emphasize overemphasize overplay overstress pressure punctuate strain • • •

stress (Verb) — Single out as important; draw attention to (something). ex. "Dr. Jones stresses exercise in addition to a change in diet"

stress (Verb) — Put stress on; utter with an accent. ex. "In Farsi, you stress the last syllable of each word"

stress (Verb) — Test the limits of. ex. "You are stressing my patience!"

afflict articulate enounce enunciate evince express pronounce say show sound out background bear down bring out downplay drive home emphasise emphasize play down point up press home rack ram home re-emphasise re-emphasize set off topicalise topicalize underline underscore