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stressor

[ stres-er, -awr ]
/ ˈstrɛs ər, -ɔr /
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noun

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

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RELATED WORDS

annoyance, aggravation, bellyache, headache, irritant, nuisance, pain, pressure, trouble, worry, inconvenience

Nearby words

  1. stressed,
  2. stressed out,
  3. stressed-out,
  4. stressful,
  5. stressfully,
  6. stretch,
  7. stretch a point,
  8. stretch limo,
  9. stretch mark,
  10. stretch marks

Origin of stressor

First recorded in 1950–55; stress + -or2
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British Dictionary definitions for stressors

stressor

/ (ˈstrɛsə) /

noun

an event, experience, etc, that causes stress
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Word Origin and History for stressors

stressor

n.

1950, agent noun in Latin form from stress (v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper