stress  /strɛs/

noun

1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

synset: stress, emphasis, accent

2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"

synset: tension, tenseness, stress

3. special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

synset: stress, focus

4. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; "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

synset: stress, strain

5. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"

synset: stress

verb

1. to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

synset: stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate

2. put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

synset: stress, accent, accentuate

3. test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"

synset: try, strain, stress

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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