stressor

American  

[stres-er, -awr] / ˈstrɛs ər, -ɔr /

noun

1. an activity, event, or other stimulus that causes stress.

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stressor British  

/ ˈstrɛsə /

noun

1. an event, experience, etc, that causes stress

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Etymology

Origin of stressor

First recorded in 1950–55; stress + -or ²

Example Sentences

Retirement savers are more concerned about medical spending than any other financial stressor, a new survey found — and for good reason.

From MarketWatch

Social media has been particularly unkind to teenage girls, putting rocket fuel onto the ordinary adolescent stressors of physical awkwardness, the sadness of comparison and the fireworks of inter-friendship conflicts.

From Los Angeles Times

On the other hand, technology has already overburdened us with too many stressors and microtasks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Modern stressors such as traffic, workplace pressure, social media and persistent noise activate the same biological pathways that once helped humans survive predators.

From Science Daily

Because the chickenpox varicella-zoster virus remains dormant in the nervous system, it is plausible that it is a chronic stressor causing chronic inflammation, says Geldsetzer.

From The Wall Street Journal