stress
1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (Freq. 67)
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
• Syn:
emphasis, accent
• Derivationally related forms:
accentual (for: accent), accentuate (for: accent), accent (for: accent), emphatic (for: emphasis)
• Hypernyms:
prosody, inflection
• Hyponyms:
accentuation, tonic accent, pitch accent, word stress, word accent, sentence stress
2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (Freq. 5)
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
• Syn:
tension, tenseness
• Derivationally related forms:
tense (for: tenseness)
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
strain, mental strain, nervous strain
• Hyponyms:
yips, breaking point
3. special emphasis attached to something (Freq. 3)
- the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
• Syn:
focus
• Hypernyms:
emphasis, accent
4. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Syn:
strain
• Hypernyms:
difficulty
5. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body (Freq. 2)
- the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
force
• Hyponyms:
tension, breaking point
1. to stress, single out as important (Freq. 29)
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
• Syn:
emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
• Derivationally related forms:
accent (for: accentuate), accentuation (for: accentuate), accent (for: accent), emphasizing (for: emphasize), emphasis (for: emphasize)
• Hypernyms:
express, show, evince
• Hyponyms:
background, play down, downplay, bring out, set off,
re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home,
ram home, press home, underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. put stress on;
utter with an accent (Freq. 4)
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
• Syn:
accent, accentuate
• Derivationally related forms:
accent (for: accentuate), accentuation (for: accentuate), accent (for: accent)
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. test the limits of
- You are trying my patience!
• Syn:
try, strain
• Derivationally related forms:
stressor, strain (for: strain)
• Hypernyms:
afflict
• Hyponyms:
rack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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