Synonyms: emphasis, stress, accent
Definition: the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Usage: he put the stress on the wrong syllable
Similar words: inflection, prosody
Definition: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Synonyms: stress
Definition: (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
Usage: the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
Similar words: force
Definition: (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
Usage: force equals mass times acceleration
Synonyms: stress, tenseness, tension
Definition: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Usage: he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension; stress is a vasoconstrictor
Similar words: mental strain, nervous strain, strain
Definition: (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress
Usage: his responsibilities were a constant strain; the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him
Definition: difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Usage: 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
Similar words: difficulty
Definition: a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
Usage: grappling with financial difficulties
Definition: special emphasis attached to something
Usage: the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Similar words: emphasis, accent
Definition: special importance or significance
Usage: the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis; the room was decorated in shades of grey with distinctive red accents
Synonyms: stress, accent, accentuate
Definition: put stress on; utter with an accent
Usage: In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Synonyms: punctuate, accent, accentuate, stress, emphasise, emphasize
Definition: to stress, single out as important
Usage: Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Similar words: show, evince, express
Definition: give expression to
Usage: She showed her disappointment
Definition: test the limits of
Usage: You are trying my patience!
Similar words: afflict
Definition: cause great unhappiness for; distress
Usage: she was afflicted by the death of her parents