Stressful - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstresfl|  American pronunciation of the word stressful
Brit.  |ˈstresfʊl|  British pronunciation of the word stressful

adjective

- extremely irritating to the nerves (syn: nerve-racking, trying)
the stressful days before a war

Extra examples

I had a stressful day at work today.

Teaching can be very stressful, and many teachers eventually suffer burnout.

...the long, stressful days and sleepless nights gradually etiolated him...

...interpersonal relationships are very stressful for him, so he lives as a virtual isolate on the Upper West Side of Manhattan...

...had the onerous and stressful job of notifying the families of soldiers killed in action...

Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce.

'Some people find it very difficult to work quickly.' 'That's right, and they often find exams very stressful.'

...the band broke up when their arguments over money grew too stressful...

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