stress

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

hypernym	:	inflection, prosody,
definition	:	the patterns of stress and intonation in a language (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	pitch accent, tonic accent,
definition	:	emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	word accent, word stress,
definition	:	the distribution of stresses within a polysyllabic word (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	sentence stress,
definition	:	the distribution of stresses within a sentence (noun.communication)

2. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	force,
definition	:	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	tension,
definition	:	(physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	breaking point,
definition	:	the degree of tension or stress at which something breaks (noun.phenomenon)

domain category	:	natural philosophy, physics,
definition	:	the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition)

3. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

hypernym	:	mental strain, nervous strain, strain,
definition	:	(psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress (noun.state)

hyponym	:	yips,
definition	:	nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts) (noun.state)

hyponym	:	breaking point,
definition	:	(psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial (noun.state)

domain category	:	psychological science, psychology,
definition	:	the science of mental life (noun.cognition)

4. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (noun.state)

hypernym	:	difficulty,
definition	:	a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome (noun.state)

5. special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

hypernym	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

6. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out,
definition	:	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way (verb.communication)

7. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	background, downplay, play down,
definition	:	understate the importance or quality of (verb.change)

hyponym	:	bring out, set off,
definition	:	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast (verb.change)

hyponym	:	re-emphasise, re-emphasize,
definition	:	emphasize anew (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	bear down,
definition	:	pay special attention to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	topicalize,
definition	:	emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	point up,
definition	:	emphasize, especially by identification (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	drive home, press home, ram home,
definition	:	make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore,
definition	:	give extra weight to (a communication) (verb.communication)

8. test the limits of (verb.emotion)

hypernym	:	afflict,
definition	:	cause great unhappiness for; distress (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	rack,
definition	:	stretch to the limits (verb.emotion)

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

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, exclamatory,
definition	:	sudden and strong (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all)

derivation	:	emphasised, emphasized, emphatic,
definition	:	spoken with emphasis (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

10. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress, try,
definition	:	test the limits of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	tense,
definition	:	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all)

11. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress, try,
definition	:	test the limits of (verb.emotion)

12. special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress,
definition	:	to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

13. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

14. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

15. test the limits of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	strain, straining,
definition	:	an intense or violent exertion (noun.act)

derivation	:	stressor,
definition	:	any agent that causes stress to an organism (noun.object)

derivation	:	stress, tenseness, tension,
definition	:	(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress,
definition	:	difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (noun.state)

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

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, stress,
definition	:	put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	emphatic, exclamatory,
definition	:	sudden and strong (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	(of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity (adj.all)

derivation	:	emphasised, emphasized, emphatic,
definition	:	spoken with emphasis (adj.all)

derivation	:	accentual,
definition	:	of or pertaining to accent or stress (adj.pert)

17. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress, try,
definition	:	test the limits of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	tense,
definition	:	in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all)

18. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress, try,
definition	:	test the limits of (verb.emotion)

19. special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

derivation	:	accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress,
definition	:	to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

20. put stress on; utter with an accent (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accent, accent mark,
definition	:	a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis, stress,
definition	:	the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accentuation,
definition	:	the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, speech pattern,
definition	:	distinctive manner of oral expression (noun.communication)

derivation	:	accent, dialect, idiom,
definition	:	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (noun.communication)

21. to stress, single out as important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	accenting, accentuation, emphasizing,
definition	:	the act of giving special importance or significance to something (noun.act)

derivation	:	accent, emphasis,
definition	:	special importance or significance (noun.state)

derivation	:	focus, stress,
definition	:	special emphasis attached to something (noun.state)

22. test the limits of (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	strain, straining,
definition	:	an intense or violent exertion (noun.act)

derivation	:	stressor,
definition	:	any agent that causes stress to an organism (noun.object)

derivation	:	stress, tenseness, tension,
definition	:	(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense (noun.state)

derivation	:	strain, stress,
definition	:	difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension (noun.state)

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