Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun accentuation

2 senses of accentuation

Sense 1
accentuation -- (the use or application of an accent; the relative prominence of syllables in a phrase or utterance)
       => stress, emphasis, accent -- (the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable")

Sense 2
emphasizing, accenting, accentuation -- (the act of giving special importance or significance to something)
       => action -- (something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions")

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