stressful
Definition
Adjective: 1. Causing mental or emotional strain: Describing a situation, event, or period that induces significant pressure, tension, or anxiety. 2. Full of or characterized by stress: Involving conditions that test one's ability to cope.
Usage and Examples
- Describing a situation or period:
- Moving to a new country can be a stressful experience.
- The weeks leading up to the final exam were incredibly stressful.
- Describing a task or environment:
- She found her job in the emergency room to be highly stressful.
- It was a stressful day at the office with multiple urgent deadlines.
Advanced Usage
- Comparative and Superlative Forms: "stressful" → "more stressful" → "the most stressful".
- Public speaking is often more stressful for people than writing a report.
- That was the most stressful week of my life.
- Used with verbs like "find," "consider," "deem":
- Many people find long commutes stressful.
- The court deemed the working conditions excessively stressful.
Variants and Related Words
- Stress (noun/verb): The state of strain or the cause of it; to apply pressure or emphasis.
- Noun: She is under a lot of stress. Verb: I must stress the importance of this point.
- Stressfully (adverb): In a manner that causes stress.
- The day passed stressfully from one crisis to the next.
- Stressfulness (noun): The quality or state of being stressful.
- The stressfulness of the situation was overwhelming.
Synonyms
- Demanding: Requiring much skill, effort, or attention.
- Trying: Difficult to deal with; annoying.
- Nerve-racking (or nerve-wracking): Extremely irritating or stressful to the nerves.
- Pressured: Characterized by a sense of urgency or obligation.
- Taxing: Physically or mentally demanding.
Antonyms
- Relaxing: Reducing tension or anxiety.
- Calm: Free from stress or excitement.
- Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.
- Undemanding: Requiring little effort or attention.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- A stressful situation: A common collocation emphasizing the circumstances.
- Being stuck in traffic is a universally stressful situation.
- Under stress: Experiencing stressful conditions (uses the noun form).
- People often make poor decisions when under stress.
Adjective
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extremely irritating to the nerves
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nerve-racking noise
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the stressful days before a war
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a trying day at the office
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