stress
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 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
Types & categories
- prosody hypernym
- accentuation hyponym
- tonic accent hyponym
- word stress hyponym
- sentence stress hyponym
Related & opposite
- accent derivation
- exclamatory derivation
- accentual derivation
- emphatic derivation
- accentual derivation
Sense 2 verb
to stress, single out as important
Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
Types & categories
- express hypernym
- background hyponym
- set off hyponym
- re-emphasise hyponym
- bear down hyponym
- topicalize hyponym
- point up hyponym
- ram home hyponym
- underscore hyponym
Related & opposite
- emphasizing derivation
- emphasis derivation
- stress derivation
Sense 3 noun
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
Types & categories
- mental strain hypernym
- yips hyponym
- breaking point hyponym
Related & opposite
- strain derivation
- tense derivation
- psychology domain topic
Sense 4 verb
put stress on; utter with an accent
In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
Types & categories
- sound out hypernym
Related & opposite
- accent mark derivation
- stress derivation
- accentuation derivation
- accent derivation
- dialect derivation
Sense 5 noun
special emphasis attached to something
the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
Types & categories
- emphasis hypernym
Related & opposite
- accent derivation
Sense 6 verb
test the limits of
You are trying my patience!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
she endured the stresses and strains of life
Types & categories
- difficulty hypernym
Related & opposite
- strain derivation
Sense 8 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
Types & categories
- force hypernym
- tension hyponym
- breaking point hyponym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accent |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exclamatory |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accentual |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | emphatic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accentual |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prosody |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accentuation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tonic accent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | word stress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sentence stress |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emphasizing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | emphasis |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stress |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | express |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | background |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | set off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | re-emphasise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bear down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | topicalize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | point up |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ram home |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | underscore |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tense |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | psychology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | mental strain |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | yips |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | breaking point |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accent mark |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | stress |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accentuation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dialect |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | accent |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | emphasis |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | straining |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stressor |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tension |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | afflict |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rack |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | strain |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 8 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | force |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | tension |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | breaking point |