1. (noun) stress, emphasis, accent
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Synonyms: tenseness, speech pattern, vehemence, emphasis, stress, dialect, accent mark, accent, tension, strain, focus, idiom
2. (noun) tension, tenseness, stress
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Synonyms: accent, strain, latent hostility, focus, tensity, tautness, tension, tenseness, emphasis, stress
3. (noun) stress, focus
special emphasis attached to something
Synonyms: tenseness, focal point, focusing, emphasis, centering, accent, direction, nidus, tension, strain, focus, focussing, stress
4. (noun) stress, strain
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Synonyms: tune, melody, focus, pains, straining, strain, melodic line, stress, tenseness, form, breed, tenor, tension, emphasis, var., air, variant, nisus, line, accent, stock, striving, nervous strain, melodic phrase, mental strain, song
5. (verb) stress
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
Synonyms: accent, tenseness, strain, emphasis, tension, focus
6. (verb) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
to stress, single out as important
Synonyms: emphasise, mark, punctuate, stress, try, accent, underscore, strain, accentuate, underline, emphasize
7. (verb) stress, accent, accentuate
put stress on; utter with an accent
Synonyms: emphasise, punctuate, stress, try, accent, strain, accentuate, emphasize
8. (verb) try, strain, stress
test the limits of
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, stress, hear, assay, emphasize
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