stress

• "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

Synonyms

• emphasizeto stress, single out as important; give extra weight to (a communication)
• emphasisegive extra weight to (a communication); to stress, single out as important
• punctuateinsert punctuation marks into ; to stress, single out as important; interrupt periodically
• accentto stress, single out as important; put stress on; distinctive manner of oral expression; special importance or significance; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
• accentuateto stress, single out as important; put stress on

• "utter with an accent"
• "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

Synonyms

• accentto stress, single out as important; put stress on; distinctive manner of oral expression; special importance or significance; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
• accentuateto stress, single out as important; put stress on

• "You are trying my patience!"

Synonyms

• tryearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; take a sample of; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; give pain or trouble to; test the limits of; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
• strainto exert much effort or energy; test the limits of; use to the utmost; separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; become stretched or tense or taut; remove by passing through a filter; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; alter the shape of (something) by stress; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces ; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); the general meaning or substance of an utterance; an effortful attempt to attain a goal ; an intense or violent exertion ; the act of singing

• "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

Synonyms

• emphasisspecial importance or significance; intensity or forcefulness of expression; special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g. ; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• accentto stress, single out as important; put stress on; distinctive manner of oral expression; special importance or significance; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation

• "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
• "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

Synonyms

• tension(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; the physical condition of being stretched or strained; a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature); (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body; feelings of hostility that are not manifest; the action of stretching something tight
• tensenessthe physical condition of being stretched or strained; (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

• "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

Synonyms

• focusdirect one's attention on something; cause to converge on or toward a central point; bring into focus or alignment; become focussed or come into focus; put (an image) into focus; the concentration of attention or energy on something; maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; special emphasis attached to something; a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges ; a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

• "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"

Synonyms

• strainto exert much effort or energy; test the limits of; use to the utmost; separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; become stretched or tense or taut; remove by passing through a filter; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; alter the shape of (something) by stress; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces ; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); the general meaning or substance of an utterance; an effortful attempt to attain a goal ; an intense or violent exertion ; the act of singing

• "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"