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Detailed Synonyms for stress in English

stress:

stress [the ~] noun

  1. the stress
    the stress
  2. the stress
    the burden; the stress
  3. the stress
    – the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 1
    the emphasis; the stress; the accent
    – the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) 1
    • emphasis [the ~] noun
    • stress [the ~] noun
      • he put the stress on the wrong syllable1
    • accent [the ~] noun
  4. the stress
    – (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body 1
    the stress
    – (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body 1
    • stress [the ~] noun
      • the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area1
  5. the stress
    – (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 1
    the stress; the tension; the tenseness
    – (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense 1
    • stress [the ~] noun
      • stress is a vasoconstrictor1
    • tension [the ~] noun
      • he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension1
    • tenseness [the ~] noun
  6. the stress
    – difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension 1
    the strain; the stress
    – difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension 1
    • strain [the ~] noun
      • she endured the stresses and strains of life1
    • stress [the ~] noun
      • she endured the stresses and strains of life1
      • he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger1
  7. the stress
    – special emphasis attached to something 1
    the focus; the stress
    – special emphasis attached to something 1
    • focus [the ~] noun
    • stress [the ~] noun
      • the stress was more on accuracy than on speed1

to stress verb (stresss, stressed, stressing)

  1. to stress
    to emphasize; accentuate; to stress; to emphasise
  2. to stress
    to stress; to urge on
    • stress verb (stresss, stressed, stressing)
    • urge on verb (urges on, urged on, urging on)
  3. to stress
    – put stress on; utter with an accent 1
    to stress; accent; accentuate
    – put stress on; utter with an accent 1
    • stress verb (stresss, stressed, stressing)
    • accent verb
      • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word1
    • accentuate verb
  4. to stress
    – to stress, single out as important 1
    to emphasize; to stress; emphasise; accent; accentuate; punctuate
    – to stress, single out as important 1
  5. to stress
    – test the limits of 1
    to strain; to stress; to try
    – test the limits of 1
    • strain verb (strains, strained, straining)
    • stress verb (stresss, stressed, stressing)
    • try verb (tries, tried, trying)
      • You are trying my patience!1

Conjugations for stress:

present
  1. stress
  2. stress
  3. stresss
  4. stress
  5. stress
  6. stress
simple past
  1. stressed
  2. stressed
  3. stressed
  4. stressed
  5. stressed
  6. stressed
present perfect
  1. have stressed
  2. have stressed
  3. has stressed
  4. have stressed
  5. have stressed
  6. have stressed
past continuous
  1. was stressing
  2. were stressing
  3. was stressing
  4. were stressing
  5. were stressing
  6. were stressing
future
  1. shall stress
  2. will stress
  3. will stress
  4. shall stress
  5. will stress
  6. will stress
continuous present
  1. am stressing
  2. are stressing
  3. is stressing
  4. are stressing
  5. are stressing
  6. are stressing
subjunctive
  1. be stressed
  2. be stressed
  3. be stressed
  4. be stressed
  5. be stressed
  6. be stressed
diverse
  1. stress!
  2. let's stress!
  3. stressed
  4. stressing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "stress":

  1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)1
    • he put the stress on the wrong syllable1
  2. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body1
    • the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area1
  3. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense1
    • stress is a vasoconstrictor1
  4. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension1
    • she endured the stresses and strains of life1
    • he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger1
  5. special emphasis attached to something1
    • the stress was more on accuracy than on speed1
  6. put stress on; utter with an accent1
  7. to stress, single out as important1
  8. test the limits of1

Related Synonyms for stress