eng: stress

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means(noun) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
emphasis, stress, accent
means(noun) (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
tenseness, stress, tension
means(noun) special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
stress, focus
means(noun) 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
strain, stress
means(noun) (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body; "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
stress
means(verb) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
punctuate, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress, accent
means(verb) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
accent, stress, accentuate
means(verb) test the limits of; "You are trying my patience!"
try, strain, stress
meansc/Stress
meanse/Stress (linguistics)

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