Definition of stress - Rhyme Finder

Definitions

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"

Noun

(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

Noun

special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

Noun

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"- R.J.Samuelson

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"

Verb

to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

Verb

put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

Verb

test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

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Synonyms

accent accentuate emphasis emphasise emphasize focus punctuate strain tenseness tension try

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More General Terms

accent afflict articulate difficulty emphasis enounce enunciate evince express force inflection mental strain nervous strain pronounce prosody say show sound out strain

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More Specific Terms

accentuation background bear down breaking point bring out downplay drive home emphasise emphasize pitch accent play down point up press home rack ram home re-emphasise re-emphasize sentence stress set off tension tonic accent topicalize underline underscore word accent word stress yips

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