Another word for stress
Noun
accent, emphasis, stress - the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
Example:- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
focus, stress - special emphasis attached to something
Example:- the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
strain, stress - difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Example:- she endured the stresses and strains of life
stress, tenseness, tension - (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
Example:- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress - (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
Example:- the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
Verb
accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress - to stress, single out as important
Example:- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
strain, stress, try - test the limits of
Example:- You are trying my patience!
accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent
Example:- In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word