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stress stress definition

stress


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stress 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  rack 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stress 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  background,  play  down 
  =>  wave  off 
  =>  soft-pedal 
  =>  bring  out  set  off 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  foreground,  highlight,  spotlight,  play  up 
  =>  raise 
  =>  re-emphasise,  re-emphasize 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  point  up 
  =>  drive  home,  ram  home,  press  home 
  =>  underscore,  underline,  emphasize,  emphasise 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  rack 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stress 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stress 
 
  3  senses  of  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
 
  Sense  2 
  stress,  accent 
  =>  pronounce,  articulate,  enounce,  sound  out  enunciate,  say 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  afflict 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stress 
 
  stress  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stress 
 
  Sense  1 
  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stress,  accent 
  =>  pronounce,  articulate,  enounce,  sound  out  enunciate,  say 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  try  strain,  stress 
  =>  afflict 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  stress 
  ancestress 
  baller  mistress 
  distress 
  fetal  distress 
  foetal  distress 
  games-mistress 
  headmistress 
  mistress 
  postmistress 
  posttraumatic  stress  disorder 
  schoolmistress 
  seamstress 
  sempstress 
  sentence  stress 
  songstress 
  stress 
  stress  fracture 
  stress  incontinence 
  stress  mark 
  stress  test 
  stressor 
  taskmistress 
  toast  mistress 
  word  stress 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stress 
 
  The  noun  stress  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (67)  stress,  emphasis,  accent,  accentuation  --  (the  relative  prominence  of  a  syllable  or  musical  note  (especially  with  regard  to  stress  or  pitch);  "he  put  the  stress  on  the  wrong  syllable") 
  2.  (4)  tension,  tenseness,  stress  --  (a  state  of  mental  or  emotional  strain  or  suspense;  "he  suffered  from  fatigue  and  emotional  tension";  "stress  is  a  vasoconstrictor") 
  3.  (4)  stress  --  ((physics)  force  that  produces  strain  on  a  physical  body) 
  4.  (3)  stress,  focus  --  (special  emphasis  attached  to  something  "the  stress  was  more  on  accuracy  than  on  speed") 
  5.  (2)  stress,  strain  --  (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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stress 
 
  The  verb  stress  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (4)  stress,  accent  --  (put  stress  on  utter  with  an  accent) 
  3.  try  strain,  stress  --  (test  the  limits  of  "You  are  trying  my  patience!") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stress 
  stressed 
  stressful 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stress 
 
  The  noun  stress  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (67)  stress,  emphasis,  accent,  accentuation  --  (the  relative  prominence  of  a  syllable  or  musical  note  (especially  with  regard  to  stress  or  pitch);  "he  put  the  stress  on  the  wrong  syllable") 
  2.  (4)  tension,  tenseness,  stress  --  (a  state  of  mental  or  emotional  strain  or  suspense;  "he  suffered  from  fatigue  and  emotional  tension";  "stress  is  a  vasoconstrictor") 
  3.  (4)  stress  --  ((physics)  force  that  produces  strain  on  a  physical  body) 
  4.  (3)  stress,  focus  --  (special  emphasis  attached  to  something  "the  stress  was  more  on  accuracy  than  on  speed") 
  5.  (2)  stress,  strain  --  (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) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stress 
 
  The  verb  stress  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (30)  stress,  emphasize,  emphasise,  punctuate,  accent,  accentuate  --  (to  stress,  single  out  as  important:  "Dr.  Jones  emphasizes  exercise  in  addition  to  a  change  in  diet.") 
  2.  (4)  stress,  accent  --  (put  stress  on  utter  with  an  accent) 
  3.  try  strain,  stress  --  (test  the  limits  of  "You  are  trying  my  patience!") 



stress definition