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stress
Overview of noun stress
The noun stress has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (67) stress, emphasis, accent -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable")
2. (4) tension, tenseness, stress -- ((psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor")
3. (4) stress -- ((physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area")
4. (3) stress, focus -- (special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed")
5. (2) stress, strain -- (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)
Overview of verb stress
The verb stress has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (30) stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate -- (to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet")
2. (4) stress, accent, accentuate -- (put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word")
3. try, strain, stress -- (test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stress
5 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasis, accent
=> prosody, inflection
=> manner of speaking, speech, delivery
=> expressive style, style
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
=> strain, mental strain, nervous strain
=> nervousness, nerves
=> psychological state, mental state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stress
=> force
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
stress, focus
=> emphasis, accent
=> importance, grandness
=> standing
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
stress, strain
=> difficulty
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun stress
3 of 5 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasis, accent
=> accentuation
=> tonic accent, pitch accent
=> word stress, word accent
=> sentence stress
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
=> yips
=> breaking point
Sense 3
stress
=> tension
=> breaking point
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stress
5 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasis, accent
=> prosody, inflection
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
=> strain, mental strain, nervous strain
Sense 3
stress
=> force
Sense 4
stress, focus
=> emphasis, accent
Sense 5
stress, strain
=> difficulty
Antonyms of noun stress
Member Holonyms of noun stress
Substance Holonyms of noun stress
Part Holonyms of noun stress
Member Meronyms of noun stress
Substance Meronyms of noun stress
Part Meronyms of noun stress
Meronyms of noun stress
Holonyms of noun stress
Attributes of noun stress
Derived Forms of noun stress
4 of 5 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasis, accent
RELATED TO>(verb) stress#2
=> stress, accent, accentuate
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
RELATED TO>(verb) stress#3
=> try, strain, stress
Sense 4
stress, focus
RELATED TO>(verb) stress#1
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
Sense 5
stress, strain
RELATED TO>(verb) stress#3
=> try, strain, stress
Domain of noun stress
2 of 5 senses of stress
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
TOPIC>(noun) psychology#1, psychological science#1
Sense 3
stress
TOPIC>(noun) physics#1, physical science#1, natural philosophy#1
Domain Terms of noun stress
Familiarity of noun stress
stress used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun stress
5 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasis, accent
> prosody, inflection
=> intonation, modulation, pitch contour
=> caesura
=> enjambment, enjambement
=> stress, emphasis, accent
=> rhythm, speech rhythm
Sense 2
tension, tenseness, stress
> strain, mental strain, nervous strain
=> tension, tenseness, stress
Sense 3
stress
> force
=> aerodynamic force
=> affinity, chemical attraction
=> attraction, attractive force
=> repulsion, repulsive force
=> centrifugal force
=> centripetal force
=> cohesion
=> Coriolis force
=> drift, impetus, impulsion
=> Lorentz force
=> moment
=> propulsion
=> pull
=> push, thrust
=> reaction
=> stress
=> torsion, torque
=> magnetomotive force
=> life force, vital force, vitality, elan vital
Sense 4
stress, focus
> emphasis, accent
=> stress, focus
Sense 5
stress, strain
> difficulty
=> bitch
=> predicament, quandary, plight
=> rattrap
=> pinch
=> fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
=> hard time, rough sledding
=> stress, strain
=> mire
=> problem, job
=> situation
=> urinary hesitancy
=> wall
Meronyms of noun stress
5 senses of stress
Holonyms of noun stress
Grep of noun stress
ancestress
ballet mistress
distress
fetal distress
foetal distress
games-mistress
headmistress
mistress
postmistress
posttraumatic stress disorder
schoolmistress
seamstress
sempstress
sentence stress
songstress
stress
stress fracture
stress incontinence
stress mark
stress test
stressor
taskmistress
toast mistress
word stress
Antonyms of verb stress
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stress
3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
=> afflict
=> upset, discompose, untune, disconcert, discomfit
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb stress
2 of 3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
=> rack
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb stress
3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
=> afflict
'Cause To' of verb stress
Derived Forms of verb stress
3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(noun) stress#4
=> stress, focus
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
RELATED TO>(noun) stress#1
=> stress, emphasis, accent
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
RELATED TO>(noun) stress#5
=> stress, strain
RELATED TO>(noun) stress#2
=> tension, tenseness, stress
RELATED TO>(noun) stressor#1
=> stressor
Domain of verb stress
Domain Terms of verb stress
Familiarity of verb stress
stress used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb stress
3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb stress
3 senses of stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
> express, show, evince
=> sneer
=> imply, connote
=> burst out
=> suggest, evoke, paint a picture
=> imply
=> give
=> exude
=> vent, ventilate, give vent
=> give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> menace
=> beam
=> smile
Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
=> twang
=> devoice
=> raise
=> lilt
=> palatalize, palatalise
=> nasalize, nasalise
=> mispronounce, misspeka
=> aspirate
=> voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
=> retroflex
=> subvocalize, subvocalise
=> syllabize, syllabise
=> drawl
=> round, labialize, labialise
=> lisp
=> stress, accent, accentuate
=> vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise
=> click
=> trill
=> sibilate
=> flap
=> explode
=> roll
Sense 3
try, strain, stress
> afflict
=> grieve, aggrieve
=> tribulate
=> try, strain, stress
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb stress
Sense 1
stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
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Sense 2
stress, accent, accentuate
=> pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
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Sense 3
try, strain, stress
=> afflict
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Grep of verb stress
destress
distress
overstress
stress
Grep of adj stress
stressed
stressful
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