1. stress - 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"
Hypernym(s): prosody, inflection
2. stress - noun
· (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
Synonym(s): tension, tenseness
Hypernym(s): strain, mental_strain, nervous_strain
3. stress - noun
· special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
Synonym(s): focus
4. stress - 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
Synonym(s): strain
Hypernym(s): difficulty
5. stress - 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"
Hypernym(s): force
6. stress - verb
· to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
Synonym(s): emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Hypernym(s): express, show, evince
7. stress - verb
· put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
Synonym(s): accent, accentuate
Hypernym(s): pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound_out, enunciate, say
8. stress - verb
· test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
Hypernym(s): afflict
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