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  1. accent
    stress; single out as important
  2. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  3. accentuation
    the act of giving special importance or significance to something
  4. agitation
    a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
  5. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  6. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  7. anxiousness
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  8. burden
    a serious or difficult concern
  9. difficulty
    an effort that is inconvenient
  10. disquiet
    a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
  11. distress
    psychological suffering
  12. emphasis
    special and significant stress by position or repetition
  13. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  14. ferment
    a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
  15. focus
    special emphasis attached to something
  16. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  17. frazzle
    exhaust physically or emotionally
  18. grief
    something that causes great unhappiness
  19. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  20. harry
    annoy continually or chronically
  21. hassle
    annoy continually or chronically
  22. highlight
    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  23. importance
    the quality of being significant or worthy of note
  24. insistence
    the act of insisting on something
  25. load
    an onerous or difficult concern
  26. nervousness
    the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
  27. pain
    emotional distress
  28. point up
    emphasize, especially by identification
  29. press home
    make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something
  30. pressure
    an oppressive condition of physical or mental distress
  31. pressurize
    increase the pressure in or of
  32. restlessness
    inability to rest or relax or be still
  33. spotlight
    move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
  34. strain
    test the limits of
  35. suffering
    psychological agony
  36. tautness
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  37. tense
    increase the stress on
  38. tension
    a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
  39. tightness
    a tight feeling in some part of the body
  40. trauma
    an emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects
  41. trouble
    a strong feeling of anxiety
  42. underline
    give extra weight to (a communication)
  43. underscore
    give extra weight to
  44. uneasiness
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  45. upset
    cause to lose one's composure
  46. weight
    burden with a load
  47. worry
    a strong feeling of anxiety
Created on Fri Apr 05 13:33:34 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Apr 05 13:46:44 EDT 2024)

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