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stress

/ stress /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
Type of:
prosody inflection
Kinds of:
accentuation tonic accent pitch accent word stress word accent
Derived:
accent accentuate
noun Sense 2
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
Type of:
force
Kinds of:
tension breaking point
Domain:
physics physical science natural philosophy
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
difficulty
Derived:
try strain
noun Sense 4
special emphasis attached to something
"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
Type of:
emphasis accent
Derived:
emphasize emphasise punctuate accent accentuate
verb Sense 5
put stress on; utter with an accent
"In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Derived:
dialect idiom accent accent mark speech pattern
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
to stress, single out as important
"Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Type of:
express show evince
Kinds of:
background play down downplay bring out set off
Derived:
emphasis accent emphasizing accenting accentuation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 7
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
"stress is a vasoconstrictor"
Type of:
vasoconstrictor vasoconstrictive strain
Kinds of:
yips breaking point
Derived:
try strain
Domain:
psychology psychological science
verb Sense 8
test the limits of
"You are trying my patience!"
Type of:
afflict
Kinds of:
rack
Derived:
strain tension tenseness stressor straining
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
89%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
57
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

prosody inflection accentuation tonic accent pitch accent word stress word accent force tension breaking point difficulty emphasis