to stress

Examples

• All

• So the question is which words do you stress and which words do you not stress?

• When I say that, I stress the word “you.”

  Merchant Ivory (2024)

• And she would make us stress the word to cause your home to sell.

• Now you notice I stress the word intentionally.

  Stephan Speaks

• And when you get to the big leagues or you get anywhere, what you have to do is stress what you learn before you got there.

• You stress too much.

  Fright Night (2011)

• The teacher assigns roles, and the students practice roles while stressing social skills.

  Academic text (1997)

• We've gotten this image in from an amateur cameraman and I do stress "amateur."

  TMNT (2007)

• "I know dang tootin' we done hit it, Ben," Mr. Archy said, stressing the 'we.'

  Fiction book (1996)

• In her speech, she always stresses the importance of kindness.

Synonyms

A

to accentuate

vsto stress

2 6.0

To say a syllable or word with extra stress when speaking

can also mean speaking with a particular regional or stylistic pronunciation

A

to accent

vsto stress

1 3.9

To put extra stress on a syllable when speaking

focuses mainly on making a syllable stronger rather than regional pronunciation

Antonyms

U

to understate

18 5.2

To make something seem smaller or less important than it really is

Idioms

U

under a lot of stress

24 2.8

People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening

Phrasal Verbs

R

to relieve stress

5 3.5

To make you feel less tense or worried

M

to manage stress

3 3.2

To use activities like exercise or talking to someone that reduce stress and help you feel calmer

A

to avoid stress

2 3.2

Stay away from things that make you feel nervous or worried to protect your health

R

to relieve stress

• Specialized

5.8

To reduce forces inside a metal or glass, usually by heating it

Compounds

S

stress test

• Specialized

8 4.4

A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions

S

stress fracture

• Specialized

5 4.6

A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again

P

posttraumatic stress disorder

• Specialized

2 4.4

A long-lasting problem in the mind after a very frightening event that causes flashbacks, strong fear, and avoidance of reminders

S

stress reliever

2 3.2

A thing or activity that helps you feel less tense

S

to stress test

• Specialized

2 3.9

To put something under heavy load to see how it works

S

stress mark

• Specialized

1 5.8

A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly

S

stress incontinence

• Specialized

1 6.2

Leak urine during actions that put pressure on the bladder, like coughing, laughing, or lifting

C

chokehold of stress

• Informal

8.8

A strong feeling of worry that makes it hard to breathe or think

M

mechanical stress

• Specialized

5.1

Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces

I

initial stress

• Specialized

5.6

A strong sound on the first syllable of a word

S

sentence stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning

W

word stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable

How Reduced

to unstress

6.3

to reduce

• Specialized

1 6.9

to stress

11 3.3

Surface Forms

Etymology