stresses
Highlights or worries
Stresses is the plural of stress—pressures, tensions, or demands that strain something.
Physical stresses act on materials: The bridge must withstand enormous stresses.
Psychological stresses weigh on people: the stresses of modern life.
In language, stresses are emphasized syllables: English stresses fall unpredictably.
The verb form means to emphasize or place under strain: She stresses the importance of preparation.
Forces urging action
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- burdensWeighty obligations borne
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
- difficultiesProblems to overcome
hardships · obstacles · responsibilities · workload · deadlines · expectations · commitments · obligations
Carried weight or burden
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- shearLateral sliding force
- tensileCapable of elongation
- bendingCurving from straight
torsion · fatigue · fracture · deformation · strain · elasticity · yielding · impact
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
dread · overwhelm · agitation · restlessness · trepidation · angst · insomnia · jitters
Stress placed on syllables
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- importanceState of mattering
significance · accent · intonation · cadence · rhythm · syllable · articulation · pronunciation
pressures
Forces urging action
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- burdensWeighty obligations borne
- strainsVarieties, injuries, or sifts
difficulties · hardships · obstacles · responsibilities · workload · deadlines · expectations · commitments · obligations · struggles
load
Carried weight or burden
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- shearLateral sliding force
- tensileCapable of elongation
bending · torsion · fatigue · fracture · deformation · strain · elasticity · yielding · impact · force
worry
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
apprehension · dread · overwhelm · agitation · restlessness · trepidation · angst · insomnia · jitters · hyperventilation
accentuation
Stress placed on syllables
- inflectionWord form alteration
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- weightMeasure of heaviness
importance · significance · accent · intonation · cadence · rhythm · syllable · articulation · pronunciation · prosody
stressesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimizes · de-emphasizes · glosses over · plays down
- stressed outAnxious from excessive demands
- stress outCause excessive worry
- stress reliefReduction of mental tension
- stressing outExperiencing acute anxiety
- stress testEvaluating performance under strain
- stress ballHandheld tension reliever
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