Focus and Stress

Focus

Focus noun - Special emphasis attached to something.

Stress is a synonym for focus. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead the word "Focus" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

Stress

Stress noun - A special notice or importance given to something.
Usage example: the company's orientation program places considerable stress on workplace safety

Focus is a synonym for stress. Sometimes you can use "Focus" instead the word "Stress" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

How words are described

emotional emotional focus emotional stress
high high focus high stress
considerable considerable focus considerable stress
heavy heavy focus heavy stress
Other adjectives: constant, big, increased, extreme, great, intense, serious, little, excessive, new, major, mental, general, less, extra, additional, significant, greater, added, sudden.

Common collocations

power focus power stress power
role focus role stress role
point focus point stress point
break focus break stress break

Both words in one sentence

  • Bash Brothers Jan Ors as a HWK-290 pilot can generate bonus dice for others in exchange for gaining stress, while her long-time partner Kyle Katarn's crew card means that you'll get focus tokens when that stress goes away.
    Source: Bash Brothers
  • Manga / Shokugeki no Soma Soma has her put her hands together, then slaps them with his own hands, helping to ease her stress so she could focus on cooking.
  • Centipede's Dilemma If you're told that you don't actually need to sleep, often you then fall asleep easily, as the stress and therefore the need to focus on the process is resolved.
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