Word "STRESS" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
to stress, single out as important
Synonyms:
accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension
Synonyms:
strain
Examples:
she endured the stresses and strains of life
he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
special emphasis attached to something
Synonyms:
focus
Examples:
the stress was more on accuracy than on speed

Crossword Clues for STRESS

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The emphasis that's given to mental pressure (6)
Tension disturbed rest on board (6)
Put emphasis on nervous tension (6)
Emphasize tension (6)
Hassle, pressure (6)
Highlight possible cause or effect of illness (6)
Highlight possible cause or effect of illness The Guardian Cryptic 03 Apr 2024
Underline "anxiety" (6)
Accent Thomas Joseph 30 Mar 2024
Accent The Sun Two Speed 27 Mar 2024
Beginning to shorten hair causes strain The Sun Two Speed 27 Mar 2024
Worry and put a second lock on (6)
Cause of some body tension USA Today 26 Mar 2024
Emphasise it to be a kind of fracture (6)
Trial clears officer in police force The Guardian Cryptic 20 Mar 2024
Emphasise hardship after the girl has gone (6)
What an accent mark indicates New York Times 19 Mar 2024
Make clear, when I drop the sisters off (6)
State of tension (6)
Put weight on, which creates anxiety (6)
Strain small amount of hair (6) Puzzler Cryptic 12 Mar 2024
Point up in pressure
Emphasis on strain (6)
Emphasise the pressure (6) Puzzler Cryptic 06 Mar 2024
Emphasize Newsday 04 Mar 2024
Emphasize a modern complaint
Burnout cause
Emphasise it's a cause of tension (6)
Pay special attention to opening of security lock
Good man on ship shows strain The Sun Two Speed 24 Feb 2024
Accentuate The Sun Two Speed 24 Feb 2024
Pressure from small lock (6)
Be emphatic about the pressure (6)
The pressure of adverse circumstances
Emphasis Mirror Tea Time 18 Feb 2024
Oddly, satire eases pressure (6)
Distressed to find such emphasis attached to it? (6)
Upset postmistress? Not half! The Telegraph Cryptic 13 Feb 2024
Upset postmistress? Not half! (6)
Call attention to, when delivering
I leave sisters in a terrible state of pressure (6)
Emphasise the way with regard to vessel (6)
Strain's partner Universal 06 Feb 2024
Underline, emphasise (6)
Emphasise strain
Heart attack cause
In one's anxiety to make clear (6)
Tension (6) Puzzler 13 Jan 2024
Strain or tension The Sun Two Speed 13 Jan 2024
Small son retains very French accent The Sun Two Speed 13 Jan 2024
___ fracture, a small crack or break in an otherwise normal bone (6)
Force in mechanics that may be tensile or compressive
____ fracture, a small crack or break in an otherwise normal bone (6)
Emphasise The Times Concise 21 Dec 2023
Strain, emphasis Mirror Classic 21 Dec 2023
Emphasis The Telegraph Quick 21 Dec 2023
...worry with sisters sadly losing independence (6)
Ulcer cause
Prolonged anxiety Puzzler Backwords 13 Dec 2023
Importance of short plait of hair (6)
Place importance on anxiety The Times Quick Cryptic 05 Dec 2023
Tension or anguish after DI is dismissed The Times Quick Cryptic 01 Dec 2023
Weight – worry The Guardian Quick 27 Nov 2023
Weight - worry (6)
With no top on, insists on lifting weight The Telegraph Toughie 15 Nov 2023
Pressure The Telegraph Quick 05 Nov 2023
Emotional strain LA Times Daily 22 Oct 2023
Burnout cause LA Times Daily 03 Oct 2023
Accentuate Newsday 02 Oct 2023
Breathwork might help relieve it New York Times 20 Sep 2023
Changing it converts 'convert' from a verb to a noun New York Times 23 Aug 2023
Cause of worry lines Family Time 07 Aug 2023
Emphasis The Telegraph Quick 03 Aug 2023
Emphasize Newsday 30 Jul 2023
Emphasis Thomas Joseph 28 Jul 2023
Emphasis Thomas Joseph 30 Jun 2023
Emphasize USA Today 03 Jun 2023
Fancy woman not having married, I repeat The Telegraph Cryptic 29 May 2023
Accent Wall Street Journal 06 May 2023
Cause of burnout, say
Breathwork might help relieve it USA Today 25 Apr 2023
Emphasise The Telegraph Quick 14 Apr 2023
Emphasize LA Times Daily 10 Apr 2023
Tension The Telegraph Quick 04 Apr 2023
'I can't ___ this enough . . .' USA Today 30 Mar 2023
Pressure from headmistress? Not half! The Telegraph Cryptic 28 Mar 2023
Emphasis USA Today 07 Mar 2023
Emotional strain LA Times Daily 02 Mar 2023
Tension The Telegraph Quick 22 Feb 2023
Pressure lover not to take motorway at first The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Feb 2023
Emphasis The Guardian Quick 27 Dec 2022
Accent Premier Sunday 11 Dec 2022
Go over again, say LA Times Daily 22 Oct 2022
Emphasise The Telegraph Quick 18 Oct 2022
Tension caused by lover hiding note The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Oct 2022
Emphasize USA Today 10 Oct 2022
Anxiety as adult's lost hair The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Sep 2022
Emphasize Premier Sunday 18 Sep 2022
Draw attention to lover scratching Nutmeg's back The Guardian Cryptic 14 Sep 2022
Ship embodying very French emphasis The Telegraph Cryptic 08 Sep 2022
Force opening of security lock The Telegraph Cryptic 21 Jul 2022
Pressure The Telegraph Quick 18 Jul 2022
'I can't ___ this enough . . .' USA Today 20 Jun 2022
State of mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 18 Jun 2022
Underscore Premier Sunday 05 Jun 2022
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 12 May 2022
Mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 06 May 2022
Trauma with schoolteacher mislaying note The Times Cryptic 07 Apr 2022
Emphasize USA Today 17 Mar 2022
Emphasize LA Times Daily 01 Mar 2022
Emphasize The Washington Post 01 Mar 2022
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 28 Dec 2021
Really emphasize USA Today 27 Dec 2021
Emphasize USA Today 24 Dec 2021
Fret USA Today 14 Dec 2021
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 08 Dec 2021
Mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 27 Nov 2021
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 25 Nov 2021
Make bold, maybe LA Times Daily 30 Oct 2021
Drive home last of nails on lock
Drive home last of nails on lock The Guardian Cryptic 21 Oct 2021
Accent Thomas Joseph 08 Oct 2021
Fan's feeling during a tie game in the bottom of the ninth The Washington Post Sunday 03 Oct 2021
Pressure; emphasis The Times Concise 01 Oct 2021
Emphasize Universal 01 Oct 2021
Mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 28 Sep 2021
Emphasise anxiety The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Sep 2021
Force lock after first sign of sticking
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 06 Sep 2021
Mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 19 Aug 2021
Tension from opening of secure lock
Result of being swamped The Washington Post Sunday 25 Jul 2021
Meditation may help reduce it USA Today 18 Jul 2021
Emphasis Thomas Joseph 12 Jul 2021
Put emphasis on The Telegraph Quick 25 Jun 2021
Highlight anxiety
Small lock causing tension The Telegraph Toughie 15 Jun 2021
Buildup from pressure The Washington Post Sunday 06 Jun 2021
Cause of burnout
Italicize, say Newsday 25 Apr 2021
Mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 24 Apr 2021
Accent Thomas Joseph 16 Apr 2021
Tension The Telegraph Quick 01 Apr 2021
Play up Newsday 11 Mar 2021
Place emphasis on Universal 12 Feb 2021
Can't make this point strongly enough - this is not without its difficulties Irish Times Crosaire 11 Feb 2021
Fancy woman sacrificing main artery to put weight on!
Anxiety as American's cut hair The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Jan 2021
Tension; emphasise The Telegraph Quick 28 Dec 2020
Accentuate Newsday 20 Dec 2020
Pressure or tension The Times Concise 18 Dec 2020
Emphasize Wall Street Journal 14 Dec 2020
Burnout cause
Emphasize Newsday 08 Dec 2020
Lock follows leader of scrum to apply pressure The Telegraph Toughie 11 Nov 2020
Mental over-exertion Irish Times Simplex 09 Nov 2020
Sweat it USA Today 23 Oct 2020
Good man on ship shows strain The Sun Two Speed 22 Oct 2020
Tension The Sun Two Speed 22 Oct 2020
Exaggerate accent The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Oct 2020
Emphasis The Telegraph Quick 27 Sep 2020
Highlight small curl of hair
Cause of stiff shoulders, perhaps Universal 13 Sep 2020
Put emphasis on USA Today 25 Aug 2020
Highlight mental pressure The Telegraph Cryptic 24 Aug 2020
Underscore Newsday 16 Aug 2020
Emphasize USA Today 05 Aug 2020
Beginning to shorten hair causes strain The Sun Two Speed 01 Aug 2020
Force small lock
Pressure The Washington Post 11 Jun 2020
Pressure LA Times Daily 11 Jun 2020
Trespassers drop pears with anxiety Irish Times Crosaire 08 Jun 2020
Pressure second player to drop account
Can't make this point strongly enough - this could break your heart Irish Times Crosaire 26 May 2020
Add emphasis to The Washington Post 26 May 2020
Add emphasis to LA Times Daily 26 May 2020
Cause for failure Wall Street Journal 16 May 2020
So -- losing old lock generates anxiety The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Apr 2020
Underline or italicize Newsday 05 Apr 2020
Physical or mental overexertion Irish Times Simplex 31 Mar 2020
Emphasise Irish Times Simplex 23 Mar 2020
Tension Premier Sunday 22 Mar 2020
Strain or tension The Sun Two Speed 19 Mar 2020
Small son retains very French accent The Sun Two Speed 19 Mar 2020
Force on record showing sign of emphasis (10, two words)
Anxiety as adult's lost hair
Force small lock The Telegraph Cryptic 17 Feb 2020
Pressure finally breaks lock The Telegraph Toughie 12 Feb 2020
Trespassers dropping pears with anxiety Irish Times Crosaire 04 Feb 2020
Fracture cause Family Time 02 Feb 2020
Emphasis Thomas Joseph 27 Dec 2019
An aspect of pronunciation bringing trouble
Can't make this point strongly enough - this is not without it's difficulties Irish Times Crosaire 19 Nov 2019
Pressure or tension Irish Times Simplex 05 Nov 2019
Say with emphasis Family Time 14 Oct 2019
Cause of job burnout USA Today 08 Oct 2019
Attempts to remove one on board producing tension The Telegraph Toughie 26 Sep 2019
Small lock of hair causing anxiety
Strain The Telegraph Quick 10 Sep 2019
Natural ager New York Times 10 Aug 2019
Upset, I'm leaving the other woman in tension
Cause of worry lines Universal 28 Jul 2019
Emphasise The Times Concise 25 Jul 2019
Pressure or emphasis Irish Times Simplex 23 Jul 2019
Teacher ignoring note put weight on
Peers dismissing a son's suffering The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jun 2019
Accent New York Times 13 Jun 2019
Mental strain Irish Times Simplex 06 Jun 2019
Worry (over) Universal 16 May 2019
Emphasise English MPs should avoid sewer
Underline, say New York Times 18 Apr 2019
Underline The Telegraph Quick 13 Apr 2019
Worry lover's dropped note
Underline New York Times 19 Mar 2019
Use italics or boldface Newsday 17 Mar 2019
Small lock causes anxiety The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Mar 2019
Trouble as married one dropped off lover
Underline
Italicize, say
Worry (over)
Put emphasis on
Cause of worry lines
Cause of job burnout
Underline, say
Natural ager
Accent
Accent The Sun Two Speed 15 Dec 2018
Disturbed rest aboard ship brings tension The Sun Two Speed 20 Nov 2018
Occupational hazard Universal 18 Nov 2018
Cause of depression Universal 13 Nov 2018
Deep anxiety Universal 08 Nov 2018
Anxiety of rest working on board
Blood pressure raiser Wall Street Journal 06 Oct 2018
Emphasize Eugene Sheffer 05 Oct 2018
Emphasize The Washington Post 05 Oct 2018
Emphasize LA Times Daily 05 Oct 2018
Drive home Premier Sunday 23 Sep 2018
Emphasis The Times Concise 30 Aug 2018
Underscore New York Times 19 Aug 2018
Lifespan shortener, it's said Wall Street Journal 15 Aug 2018
Drive home New York Times 08 Aug 2018
Disturbed state of lover leaving note The Telegraph Toughie 17 May 2018
Pressure, tension The Times Concise 11 May 2018
Tension, some assert, still around
Accent, as a syllable USA Today 21 Mar 2018
Emphasise symptom of work pressure
Emphasis Premier Sunday 04 Mar 2018
Tension, some assert, still around
Emphasise The Guardian Speedy 04 Feb 2018
Italicize, e.g Premier Sunday 21 Jan 2018
Highlight Newsday 19 Jan 2018
Underscore
Occupational hazard
Lifespan shortener, it's said
Blood pressure raiser
Emphasize
Drive home
Deep anxiety
Cause of depression
Emphasise The Telegraph Quick 29 Dec 2017
Anguish of girl under strain
Make abundantly clear Wall Street Journal 23 Dec 2017
Rub in shampoo first on hair
Put emphasis on Jonesin 05 Dec 2017
Underline or italicize, say USA Today 30 Nov 2017
Force small lock
Pressure or strain Universal 20 Oct 2017
Fancy woman not having married, I repeat The Telegraph Cryptic 19 Oct 2017
Reason to take a break The Washington Post Sunday 15 Oct 2017
Draw attention to second lock
Put emphasis on Universal 05 Aug 2017
PTSD part Premier Sunday 25 Jun 2017
Emphasise small lock of hair
Tension disturbed rest on ship
Cause of gray hair and worry lines, some say
Anxiety of female lover, maiden one discarded The Telegraph Cryptic 14 Apr 2017
Italicize, say USA Today 20 Mar 2017
Physical or mental over-exertion Irish Times Simplex 16 Feb 2017
It falls at start of January, end of July and middle of September The Times Cryptic 16 Feb 2017
Worry for school bunch
Highlight small lock
Fancy woman missing M1 – it's a worry
Force small lock
Underline or italicize, say
With 25-Down, financial regulator's requirement
With 25-Down, financial regulator's requirement New York Times 01 Jan 2017
Accent Premier Sunday 01 Jan 2017
Italicize, say
Pressure or strain
Put emphasis on
Emphasise physical and emotional tension
Force the centre of basic lock
Mental strain The Times Concise 01 Dec 2016
Pressure The Telegraph Quick 06 Nov 2016
Burnout cause LA Times Daily 28 Oct 2016
Blood pressure elevator LA Times Daily 27 Sep 2016
Emphasis: result often of being under pressure The Guardian Speedy 07 Aug 2016
Highlight hair on sister's head
Underscore Premier Sunday 17 Jul 2016
Emotional tension Universal 17 Jul 2016
Put in bold type, say The Washington Post 22 May 2016
Hank follows southern accent
Can't say this strongly enough - this is a worry! Irish Times Crosaire 07 Apr 2016
Oddly, satire eases tension The Telegraph Toughie 24 Mar 2016
Put extra weight on small lock The Telegraph Cryptic 06 Mar 2016
Pressure point gets a bit of a shock
Fancy woman losing note – it's a worry
Mechanical engineer's calculation The Washington Post 14 Feb 2016
Emphasize New York Times 09 Feb 2016
Emphasis New York Times 25 Jan 2016
Teacher misses motorway pressure The Telegraph Cryptic 23 Jan 2016
It can cause burnout Universal 07 Jan 2016
Blood pressure elevator
Emphasize
Emotional tension
It can cause burnout
Emphasis
Blood pressure elevator Wall Street Journal 26 Dec 2015
Bridge designer's concern USA Today 12 Dec 2015
Make clear, say New York Times 05 Dec 2015
State of mental or emotional strain Irish Times Simplex 03 Dec 2015
Disasters worsened after aid is withdrawn, leading to tension
Force opening of safety lock
Underline or overload Newsday 09 Oct 2015
Not treat lightly LA Times Daily 25 Sep 2015
High anxiety cause USA Today 07 Sep 2015
Make clear it's no song for female vocalist The Telegraph Toughie 21 Jul 2015
Emphasise end of holidays, and lock The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Jul 2015
Kind of fracture Universal 15 May 2015
Emphasize The Times Concise 15 May 2015
Strain to find way about ship The Telegraph Cryptic 27 Apr 2015
Strain or emphasis Irish Times Simplex 14 Apr 2015
Overachiever's concern LA Times Daily 02 Apr 2015
Hardly gloss over LA Times Daily 27 Feb 2015
Force states to surrender capital, when in retreat The Times Cryptic 25 Feb 2015
Strain shown by rest at sea on steamship The Telegraph Cryptic 07 Feb 2015
Strain Universal 06 Feb 2015
Pressure to chop up rest on boat Irish Times Crosaire 19 Jan 2015
Call attention to Newsday 15 Jan 2015
Emphasize
Overachiever's concern
Make clear, say
Tension
Call attention to
Emphasize
Underline or overload
Kind of fracture
Strain
Bridge designer's concern
High anxiety cause
Blood pressure elevator
Overachiever's concern
Not treat lightly
Hardly gloss over
Pressure on top of steel lock
Emphasis is very French aboard vessel
Drive home, referring to signs at the borders on the way
Strain to find way about the ship
Italicize, e.g.
Word with test or fracture
Emphasize
Accent
Put emphasis on
Emphasis
Accentuate
Emotional strain
Make a point of
With 20-Across, epinephrine or cortisol
Cause of gray hair and worry lines, some say
Underline, say
Awol rockers can't handle this
Godsmack song that will put the pressure on?
Emphasize
Accent
Headache cause
Accent
Accent
Type of fracture
Metric system concern
Type-A concern
Accent
Cause of some fractures
Mention more than once
Accentuate
Put in bold type, say
Burnout cause, perhaps
Blood pressure elevator
See 7-Down
Accent
Put an accent on
Cause of a fracture
Underscore
Underline, say
Burnout cause
Burnout cause
Italicize, e.g.
Worker's woe
Might party to alleviate this
Type of fracture
An iamb's second half gets it
An iamb's second half gets it
Cause of angst
Possible cause of hair loss
Underscore
Highlight
Gray hair producer, they say
Drive home
Many a Type A suffers from it
Burnout cause
Accent
Agita
Many a Type A suffers from it
Accent
Highlight
Pressure
Chill pill target
Emotional tension
Worry excessively (over)
Job woe
With 130-Across, medical procedure utilizing a treadmill
Play up
Pronunciational prominence
Play up
Chill pill target
What an accent mark might indicate
Emphasize
Emphasis
Rat-race result
Cause of worry lines
Accentuate
Type A problem
Strain cause
Underscore
Motivation for rubbing one's temples
Cause of burnout
Pressure
Emphasis
Burnout cause
Pressure
Italicize, perhaps
Accent
Part of PTSD
Tension
Accentuate
Anxiety cause
Emphasis
Emphasize
Burnout cause
Cortisol creator
Cortisol creator
Underscore
Cause of burnout
Pressure
Reason for underlining
Cause of burnout
Mental strain
Play up
Emphasis
Cause of mental or metal fatigue
Word with test or fracture
Make bold, say
Burnout cause
Pressure
Cause of some fractures
Word with test, out or fracture
It can cause burnout
Kind of fracture
Emphasize
Emphasize
Pressure
Underline
Underscore
Aging agent
Italicize
Underscore, e.g.
Underscore
Drive home
Management target?
Underscore
Cause of burnout
Subject of some tests
Put emphasis on
Emphasis on a syllable
Underscore
Rat race result, often
Management subject?
Management target?
Type A malady
Management subject
Fracture cause
Cause of burnout
Emphasis
Underscore
Bridge designer's concern
Emphasize
Place emphasis on
Type A malady
Type A malady
On-the-job malady
Aging agent
Subject of some tests
Management subject?
Type A's concern
Beat
Ulcer cause, in popular belief
Underline
Point up
High anxiety
Fast-track malady
Underline
Underline
Aging agent
Strain
Downside of the fast track
Occupational hazard, often
Kind of test
Tension
Bridge designer's concern
Kind of test or fracture
Ulcer cause, in popular belief
Harp on
Kind of fracture
Fast-lane malady
Ictus
Bridge-builder's concern
Symptom of overwork
Engineer's concern
Tension
Strain
Depression causer
Bridge builder's concern
Constraining force
Engineer's computation
Strain's partner
Modern affliction
Make emphatic
Urgency
Importance.
Tension.
Accented syllable.
Urgency.
Accentuate.
Accent: Mus.
Emphasize.
Feminine suffix.
Pressure.
Wear and tear.
Emphasis.
Accent.
Cause of "metal fatigue."
Ictus.
Engineering problem.
Strain's companion.
Significance.
Strain.
Engineer's problem.
Intense strain.
Feminine suffix denoting occupation.
Weight.
Make a point vehemently.
Accent phonetically.
Emphasize
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