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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stressnoun

    To emphasise (words in speaking).

    Synonyms:
    emphasis, emphasise, emphasize

  2. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    emphasis, accent, emphasise, emphasize

  3. stressverb

    Synonyms:
    emphasis, underline, emphasize, emphasise

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 1 vote

  1. stress

    Synonyms:
    force, strain, weight, importance, pressure, urgency, emphasis

    Antonyms:
    alleviation, stillness, lightness, unimportance, casualty, touch, triviality

Princeton's WordNet3.3 / 3 votes

  1. stress, emphasis, accentnoun

    the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

    "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

    Synonyms:
    tenseness, speech pattern, vehemence, emphasis, dialect, accent mark, accent, tension, strain, focus, idiom

  2. tension, tenseness, stressnoun

    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

    "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

    Synonyms:
    accent, strain, latent hostility, focus, tensity, tautness, tension, tenseness, emphasis

  3. stress, focusnoun

    special emphasis attached to something

    "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

    Synonyms:
    tenseness, focal point, focusing, emphasis, centering, accent, direction, nidus, tension, strain, focus, focussing

  4. stress, strainnoun

    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

    Synonyms:
    tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, strain, melodic line, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song

  5. stressverb

    (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body

    "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"

    Synonyms:
    accent, tenseness, strain, emphasis, tension, focus

  6. stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuateverb

    to stress, single out as important

    "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

    Synonyms:
    emphasise, mark, punctuate, try, accent, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline, emphasize

  7. stress, accent, accentuateverb

    put stress on; utter with an accent

    "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

    Synonyms:
    emphasise, punctuate, try, accent, strain, accentuate, emphasize

  8. try, strain, stressverb

    test the limits of

    "You are trying my patience!"

    Synonyms:
    punctuate, strive, tense up, deform, try, sample, essay, filter out, test, try out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, examine, extend, seek, try on, filter, accentuate, separate out, strain, adjudicate, render, prove, emphasise, distort, judge, taste, filtrate, attempt, accent, tense, hear, assay, emphasize

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  1. train, pressure, tension, nervous tension, worry, anxiety, nervousness; trouble, difficulty, distres

    a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.

    "he's obviously under a lot of stress"

    Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes1.0 / 1 vote

  1. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    force, strain

  2. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    pressure, urgency

  3. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    importance, significance, weight

  4. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    emphasis, accent

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. stressnoun

    Synonyms:
    urgency, pressure, emphasis, accent, severity, inclemency, significance, importance

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Stress":

    Chris Brown

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD5.0 / 1 vote

  1. STRESS

    Synonyms:
    STent REStenosis Study ((1) N Engl J Med 1994;331:496-501; ((2) Am J Cardiol 1998;81:860-865 stress age syndrome STRESS Cardiology A trial comparing The STress REStenosis Study Primary endpoints MACE Conclusion Unknown www.tctmd.com/clinical-trials/; www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12018879See GLC7 ACRONYMS

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How to use stress in a sentence?

  1. Jessica Rosenworcel:

    There are a lot of different elements of bringing internet into the home, and a lot of places where we could find stress in the system.

  2. Ducks International:

    Plaintiff (Harris) has been rendered nervous by the incident, (He) has suffered anxiety of body and mind and has suffered emotional upset and loss of enjoyment of life, has suffered on going inability to sleep, horrific nightmares, distress, trauma, and post traumatic stress.

  3. Texas Christian University:

    We felt really strongly that during this period of crisis, when students' and families' lives were being upended that we, as an institution, wanted to do everything in our power to alleviate rather than add on any stress to the decision-making that's inherent in the college selection process, the idea of a May 1 deadline in the middle of this crisis feels really absurd.

  4. John Arnold:

    Producers have survived 2015 as they benefited from large reductions in service costs while having a significant amount of production hedged at high prices, come Jan. 1, revenues will experience a pronounced decline for many companies, coinciding with a time of severe stress for balance sheets across the industry.

  5. Brantner Smith:

    I want the American public to hear about that, and based on our survey, the American public wants to hear about that. They want to hear the testimony. Brantner Smith know, we have a Las Vegas police officer who is still paralyzed from the Black Lives Matter riots. We have thousands of police officers around the country who are retiring because of post-traumatic stress because of the riots.


Translations for stress

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  • إجهادArabic
  • баҫымBashkir
  • tensió, estressar, èmfasi, estrès, accentCatalan, Valencian
  • zdůraznitCzech
  • stresse, stressDanish
  • betonen, Stress, Betonung, Spannung, beanspruchen, stressenGerman
  • δύναμη, τονίζω, τονισμός, έμφασηGreek
  • stresoEsperanto
  • tensionar, estrés, enfatizar, tensar, estresar, énfasis, tensión, acento, acentuarSpanish
  • rõhutamaEstonian
  • فشار, دلهرهPersian
  • rasitus, painotus, kuormitus, painottaa, jännittää, stressata, stressi, jännitysFinnish
  • stresser, tension, stress, emphaser, soulignerFrench
  • béim ghutha, aiceannIrish
  • cudromScottish Gaelic
  • מצוקהHebrew
  • तनावHindi
  • nyomaték, hangsúly, erő, nyomásHungarian
  • acentizarIdo
  • stress, áhersla, streitaIcelandic
  • accento, pressione, enfasi, tensione, stressItalian
  • ストレス, 力説, 応力, 重きJapanese
  • ಒತ್ತಡKannada
  • 강세를 넣다, 강조하다, 변형력을 주다, 스트레스, 강세, 강조, 변형력, 압박, 압박을 주다Korean
  • spanning, zenuwenDutch
  • emfaza, akcentować, nacisk, naprężenie, stresPolish
  • tensão, estressePortuguese
  • stres, încordare, tensiuneRomanian
  • нажи́м, акце́нт, уси́лие, ударе́ние, напряже́ние, стресс, давле́ниеRussian
  • spänning, betoningSwedish
  • மன அழுத்தம்Tamil
  • ఒత్తిడిTelugu
  • ความเครียดThai
  • stres, sıkıntı, vurgulamak, altını çizmek, vurgu, tonlamaTurkish
  • nhấn mạnhVietnamese
  • 應力Chinese

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