| Main Entry: |
stress |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
physical or mental pressure |
Synonyms: |
affliction,
agony,
alarm, albatross,
anxiety, apprehensiveness,
burden,
clutch, crunch,
disquiet, disquietude, distention,
draw,
dread, expectancy,
extension,
fear, fearfulness, ferment,
flutter,
force,
hardship,
hassle,
heat, impatience,
intensity, misgiving, mistrust, nervous tension, nervousness,
oppression, overextension,
passion, protraction,
pull, restlessness,
spring,
strain,
stretch, tautness, tenseness,
tension, tensity, tightness, traction,
trauma,
trepidation,
trial,
urgency,
worry
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Antonyms: |
indifference, relaxation
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