to stress

Examples

• All

• And I see all too many students just stressing out over getting the right major.

• Additionally, teachers tend to feel stressed by the presence of administrators in the role of evaluators.

  Academic text (1992)

• Most of the students reported not feeling stressed about performing independent research.

  Academic text (1999)

• Sleep not, don't stress too much or too long.

  Andrew Huberman

• It's saying that you don't have to stress yourself out too much.

• Do you feel that other graduate students are stressed during their graduate seminar?

  Academic text (1999)

• You're getting yourself all stressed out.

  Stalker (2010)

• Several borrowers expressed concern and felt stressed knowing they would eventually have to repay these loans.

  Academic text (2015)

• -You look stressed.

  Now Is Good (2012)

• It can be hard to focus when you are stressed about your upcoming exams.

Synonyms

F

to feel stressed

vsto stress

6 2.8

Have strong worry and tension when under a lot of pressure from work or exams

means a more general mental or emotional tension and worry

Idioms

U

under a lot of stress

24 2.8

People feel very tense and worried because many difficult things are happening

Phrasal Verbs

R

to relieve stress

5 3.5

To make you feel less tense or worried

M

to manage stress

3 3.2

To use activities like exercise or talking to someone that reduce stress and help you feel calmer

A

to avoid stress

2 3.2

Stay away from things that make you feel nervous or worried to protect your health

R

to relieve stress

• Specialized

5.8

To reduce forces inside a metal or glass, usually by heating it

Compounds

S

stress test

• Specialized

8 4.4

A test that checks how something works under pressure or bad conditions

S

stress fracture

• Specialized

5 4.6

A small crack in a bone caused by doing the same movement again and again

P

posttraumatic stress disorder

• Specialized

2 4.4

A long-lasting problem in the mind after a very frightening event that causes flashbacks, strong fear, and avoidance of reminders

S

stress reliever

2 3.2

A thing or activity that helps you feel less tense

S

to stress test

• Specialized

2 3.9

To put something under heavy load to see how it works

S

stress mark

• Specialized

1 5.8

A small sign above a syllable that shows which part to say more strongly

S

stress incontinence

• Specialized

1 6.2

Leak urine during actions that put pressure on the bladder, like coughing, laughing, or lifting

C

chokehold of stress

• Informal

8.8

A strong feeling of worry that makes it hard to breathe or think

M

mechanical stress

• Specialized

5.1

Force inside a material that acts on each small part because of outside forces

I

initial stress

• Specialized

5.6

A strong sound on the first syllable of a word

S

sentence stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on some words or syllables in speech that changes rhythm and meaning

W

word stress

• Specialized

3.9

Emphasis on one syllable when you say a word with more than one syllable

How Stressed

to break down

111 3.9

to overwhelm

164 4.4

to stress

286 2.7

to worry

∞ 1.0

to fret

67 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology