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stressful
[ stres-fuhl ]
Other Word Forms
- ٰfܱ· adverb
- ܲ·ٰfܱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of stressful1
Example Sentences
So you meet these moments with your best players, counting on them to make the biggest plays in the most stressful moments.
Fortunately, while he was still able to, I was able to procure each of these documents with his signatures on them but it was very stressful at a difficult time for all of us.
The group recorded 19 studio albums, including its highly regarded 1978 LP, “Dub Housing,” and 1979’s “New Picnic Time,” a stressful and abrasive record that helped inspire acts like Sonic Youth.
Activities such as going out with friends or eating in restaurants, which should be enjoyable, turned into stressful, potentially life-threatening experiences.
“When you have a private mediator, it’s very stressful to both parties,” Figueroa said.
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More About Stressful
doesstressful mean?
Stressful means full of stress or causing stress. It’s typically used to describe situations or experiences, such as stressful meetings, stressful trips, or a stressful day.
In stressful, the word stress means mental or emotional strain or tension—that all-too-familiar feeling of anxiety, worry, and pressure. Things that are stressful cause people to feel stressed.
Example: Trying to study for my math test while also babysitting my three little brothers was incredibly stressful.
Where doesstressful come from?
The first records of the word stressful come from the 1850s. The word stress is first recorded around 1300. The suffix -ful is used to create adjectives.
Things can be stressful for a lot of reasons. A situation could be considered stressful due to potential danger, or difficult interactions with difficult people, or worry about how something will turn out. If someone says they had a stressful day, it means that whatever happened caused them to feel pressure or anxiety.
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are some other forms related to stressful?
- stressfully (adverb)
- unstressful
are some synonyms for stressful?
- tense
- anxiety-inducing
- nerve-racking
are some words that share a root or word element with stressful?
- stress
- stressed
- stressed-out
are some words that often get used in discussing stressful?
How isstressful used in real life?
Stressful is used to describe the kind of situations that make you feel pressure and anxiety. It’s often used to describe a bad day at work.
Attending virtual conferences is a stressful experience for me. I can't quite figure out the cadence, especially with different time zones. Getting to the right link at the right time… trying to figure out if the feed is real-time or recorded… getting to live Q&As… misery.
— Amy Webb (@amywebb)
Today is going to be a really stressful day at work. We have a health and safety audit, and the area manager is going to be hanging around my store all day. I managed to actually sleep last night, which was really nice, but the rest of today is going to be hell.
— Mannus (@AmethystMannus)
https://twitter.com/pbcgov/status/131060412090728039
Try usingstressful!
Which of the following situations could be described as stressful?
A. moving to a new city to start a new job
B. getting a flat tire on the way to your first day of work
C. getting stuck in an elevator
D. all of the above
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