n. 25B6; noun
he's under a lot of stress : STRAIN, pressure, (nervous) tension, worry, anxiety, trouble, difficulty; informal hassle.
laying greater stress on education : EMPHASIS, importance, weight.
the stress falls on the first syllable : EMPHASIS, accent, accentuation; beat; Prosody ictus.
the stress is uniform across the bar : PRESSURE, tension, strain.
25B6; verb
they stressed the need for reform : EMPHASIZE, draw attention to, underline, underscore, point up, place emphasis on, lay stress on, highlight, accentuate, press home.
the last syllable is stressed : PLACE THE EMPHASIS ON, emphasize, place the accent on.
all the staff were stressed : OVERSTRETCH, overtax, push to the limit, pressurize, pressure, make tense, worry, harass; informal hassle.
play down.