stressy

1 8.8

Feeling nervous and tense because of pressure at work or study

adjective
/ˈstrɛsi/

: estresado

If that that are all type of thoughts which can make you uneasy and give a stressy response.

Examples

His stressy nature makes it hard for him to relax during vacations.
As a result, I am a stressy, panicky mess.

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She often feels stressy before important exams.
Many find it stressy to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

Synonyms

stressed

vsstressy

225 2.7

Feeling worried and unable to relax because of pressure

is milder and informal, meaning easily becoming tense or anxious

uptight

vsstressy

Informal

87 5.0

Nervous and tense so you cannot relax

is about easily becoming tense rather than being constantly unable to relax

strained

vsstressy

36 4.2

Appearing not natural and tense, often like a forced smile

focuses on internal anxiousness and easy tension rather than external awkwardness

under a lot of stress

vsstressy

22 2.8

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

is about easily becoming tense, not necessarily being under major pressure

overstressed

vsstressy

3 5.1

Feeling too much stress and unable to cope

describes a tendency to get tense easily rather than being overwhelmed

Antonyms

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

relaxed

216 1.0

Calm and not worried

How Stressed

panicky

21 4.1

tense

247 3.6

stressy

1 8.8

nervous

∞ 1.3

uneasy

92 3.2

Surface Forms

stressy positive

Morphology

stressy = stress (transparent) = stress + y

Formed productively from the noun 'stress' + adjectival suffix '-y', giving the sense 'characterized by or prone to stress' in informal usage.

Etymology

The word stressy comes from the noun stress plus the ending -y, which means 'full of' or 'having'. So a stressy person is 'full of' stress or easily worried and tense, and the word is a casual way to say someone feels stressed.