stress

(n) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
accent, emphasis,
(n) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
tension, tenseness,
(n) special emphasis attached to something
- the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
focus,
(n) 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
strain,
(n) (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
- the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area

(v) to stress, single out as important
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
accent, accentuate, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate,
(v) put stress on; utter with an accent
- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
accent, accentuate,
(v) test the limits of
- You are trying my patience!
strain, try,

accent emphasis accentuate emphasize emphasise punctuate tension tenseness strain try focus

strep strew

streak stream Streep street

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