nnoun.communicationthe relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)Synset:accent emphasis
Examples:- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
Derivationally Related Form:emphaticaccentaccentuatestressaccentual
Hypernyms:inflection prosody
Inherited Hypernyms:stressprosodymanner of speakingexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:accentuationpitch accentsentence stresstonic accentword accentword stress
Full Hyponyms:accentuationsentence stresstonic accentword stress
nnoun.state(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspenseTopic:psychological sciencepsychology
Synset:tenseness tension
Examples:- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
Derivationally Related Form:stresstense
Hypernyms:mental strain nervous strain strain
Inherited Hypernyms:tensionstrainnervousnesspsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:breaking pointyips
Full Hyponyms:breaking pointyips
nnoun.statespecial emphasis attached to somethingSynset:focus
Examples:- the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Derivationally Related Form:stress
Hypernyms:accent emphasis
Inherited Hypernyms:stressemphasisimportancestandingstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.statedifficulty that causes worry or emotional tensionSynset:strain
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:stress
Hypernyms:difficulty
Inherited Hypernyms:stressdifficultyconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.phenomenon(physics) force that produces strain on a physical bodyTopic:natural philosophyphysics
Examples:- the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
Hypernyms:force
Inherited Hypernyms:stressforcephysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:breaking pointtension
Full Hyponyms:breaking pointtension
vverb.communicationto stress, single out as importantSynset:accent accentuate emphasise emphasize punctuate
Examples:- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Derivationally Related Form:emphasisaccentuationaccentstressemphasizing
Hypernyms:evince express show
Inherited Hypernyms:stressexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:backgroundbear downbring outdownplaydrive homeemphasiseemphasizeplay downpoint uppress homeram homere-emphasisere-emphasizeset offtopicalizeunderlineunderscore
Full Troponyms:backgroundbear downbring outdrive homeforegroundpick uppoint upraisere-emphasisesoft-pedaltopicalizeunderscorewave off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationput stress on; utter with an accentSynset:accent accentuate
Examples:- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Derivationally Related Form:accentuationaccentstress
Hypernyms:articulate enounce enunciate pronounce say sound out
Inherited Hypernyms:stresspronounce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotiontest the limits ofSynset:strain try
Examples:- You are trying my patience!
Derivationally Related Form:stressstrainstressor
Hypernyms:afflict
Inherited Hypernyms:tryafflictupsetarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:rack
Full Troponyms:rack
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something