STRESS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   Synonym(s)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he put the stress on the wrong syllable
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prosody (what does prosody mean?)
   • inflection (what does inflection mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • tonic accent (what does tonic accent mean?)
   • pitch accent (what does pitch accent mean?)
   • word stress (what does word stress mean?)
   • word accent (what does word accent mean?)
   • sentence stress (what does sentence stress mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
   Usage Example(s)
   • the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • breaking point (what does breaking point mean?)
3. Meaning
   • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
   Synonym(s)
   • tenseness (what does tenseness mean?)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
   • stress is a vasoconstrictor
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • mental strain (what does mental strain mean?)
   • nervous strain (what does nervous strain mean?)
   • vasoconstrictor (what does vasoconstrictor mean?)
   • vasoconstrictive (what does vasoconstrictive mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • yips (what does yips mean?)
   • breaking point (what does breaking point mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
4. Meaning
   • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
   Synonym(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • difficulty (what does difficulty mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
5. Meaning
   • special emphasis attached to something
   Synonym(s)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)

STRESS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • put stress on
   • utter with an accent
   Synonym(s)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pronounce (what does pronounce mean?)
   • articulate (what does articulate mean?)
   • enounce (what does enounce mean?)
   • sound out (what does sound out mean?)
   • enunciate (what does enunciate mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dialect (what does dialect mean?)
   • idiom (what does idiom mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accent mark (what does accent mark mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • speech pattern (what does speech pattern mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
2. Meaning
   • to stress, single out as important
   Synonym(s)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • accentuate (what does accentuate mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • punctuate (what does punctuate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • express (what does express mean?)
   • show (what does show mean?)
   • evince (what does evince mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • background (what does background mean?)
   • play down (what does play down mean?)
   • downplay (what does downplay mean?)
   • bring out (what does bring out mean?)
   • set off (what does set off mean?)
   • re-emphasise (what does re-emphasise mean?)
   • re-emphasize (what does re-emphasize mean?)
   • bear down (what does bear down mean?)
   • topicalize (what does topicalize mean?)
   • point up (what does point up mean?)
   • drive home (what does drive home mean?)
   • ram home (what does ram home mean?)
   • press home (what does press home mean?)
   • underscore (what does underscore mean?)
   • underline (what does underline mean?)
   • emphasize (what does emphasize mean?)
   • emphasise (what does emphasise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • emphasizing (what does emphasizing mean?)
   • accenting (what does accenting mean?)
   • accentuation (what does accentuation mean?)
   • emphasis (what does emphasis mean?)
   • accent (what does accent mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • focus (what does focus mean?)
3. Meaning
   • test the limits of
   Synonym(s)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • try (what does try mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • You are trying my patience!
   Hypernyms(s) stress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • afflict (what does afflict mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rack (what does rack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • tension (what does tension mean?)
   • tenseness (what does tenseness mean?)
   • stress (what does stress mean?)
   • stressor (what does stressor mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • straining (what does straining mean?)