DICTOMETER

STRESSES

(stress, acento, estrés, poner énfasis, reforzar, tensión, aksent, betoning, ettertrykk, presisere, spenning, tonefall, trykk, understreke, uttale)

1. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Emphasis
   • Accent
   Definitions:
   • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
   Examples:
   • He put the stress on the wrong syllable
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Tension
   • Tenseness
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
   Examples:
   • He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
   • Stress is a vasoconstrictor
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Focus
   Definitions:
   • special emphasis attached to something
   Examples:
   • The stress was more on accuracy than on speed
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Strain
   Definitions:
   • difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
   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
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
   Examples:
   • The intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Emphasize
   • Emphasise
   • Punctuate
   • Accent
   • Accentuate
   Definitions:
   • to stress, single out as important
   Examples:
   • Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Stress
   • Accent
   • Accentuate
   Definitions:
   • put stress on
   • utter with an accent
   Examples:
   • In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Try
   • Strain
   • Stress
   Definitions:
   • test the limits of
   Examples:
   • You are trying my patience!