stress vs focus

focus vs stress

stress and focus both are nouns.

stress and focus both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stress	Yes	No	Yes	No
focus	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stress and focus are synonyms defined as:

stress and focus: special emphasis attached to something

stress (noun)	focus (noun)
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)	maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
(physics) force that produces strain on a physical body	maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense	the concentration of attention or energy on something
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension	a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
special emphasis attached to something	a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
	a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
	special emphasis attached to something

stress (verb)	focus (verb)
to suffer from stress	become focussed or come into focus
to stress, single out as important	put (an image) into focus
put stress on; utter with an accent	direct one's attention on something
test the limits of	bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
	cause to converge on or toward a central point

Difference between stress and focus

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