STRESS
/stɹɛs/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 6
Definition
- verb to stress, single out as important.
— synonyms: emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
- verb put stress on.
— synonyms: accent, accentuate
- verb test the limits of.
— synonyms: try, strain
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch).
— synonyms: emphasis, accent
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense.
— synonyms: tension, tenseness
- noun special emphasis attached to something.
— synonyms: focus
- noun difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension.
— synonyms: strain
- noun (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body.
Examples
- “Go easy on him, he's been under a lot of stress lately.”
- “Some people put the stress on the first syllable of “controversy”; others put it on the second.”
- ““Emphasis” is stressed on the first syllable, but “emphatic” is stressed on the second.”
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