stressful
Americanadjective
Usage
What does stressful 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.
Other Word Forms
- stressfully adverb
- unstressful adjective
Etymology
Origin of stressful
Example Sentences
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Anisimova said it was stressful trying to squeeze in everything possible to cool down in the changeovers.
From Barron's
"It is a lot more stressful this year," said Laboy, noting the program was delayed by the US government shutdown.
From Barron's
“Everyone needs to take a breath and recognize that traveling can be stressful for a lot of people,” Ewen said.
From MarketWatch
The hurricane was going to be stressful enough without having to tiptoe around Churro the whole time.
From Literature
"The Beckhams are very protective of their brand, so this will be incredibly stressful for them because it goes against everything they're trying to stand for, which is basically a united family front."
From BBC
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