stressful
/ˈstrɛs fəl/
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Definition(s):
- (adj) extremely irritating to the nerves
Synonym(s)
Usage(s):
- We all know the shock of the unexpected is stressful.
- How women of this generation are seizing that stressful, pivotal moment in their lives to reinvent themselves: Menopause: A Healthy View Menopause is in the midst of a makeover.
- I think I am going to give up and do something else, it's too stressful to spend 15 hours a day in traffic.
Quotes
- "It definitely was a very stressful first four or five days," Armstrong told reporters at the end of Thursday's Stage 5. "I think even people who've been at this event for 40 years would agree this has been an extremely volatile, dangerous...on Jul 9, 2010 By: Lance Armstrong Source: ESPN
- "The last few days have been stressful," Peterson said. "I've been pondering a lot of things and looking at it from all the different angles, weighing the good and the bad."on Oct 18, 2006 By: Adrian Peterson Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
- Clinton agreed that both are "serious, important and stressful."on Jul 3, 2010 By: Hillary Rodham Clinton Source: The Associated Press
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