Meaning
A worried, tight feeling that comes when you have too much to do or too many problems.
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Word origin
A shortened form of distress, and also from Old French estrece meaning narrowness, from Latin strictus meaning drawn tight.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- estrece
- English cognates
- strict, distress
Examples
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"Stress" is the bad feeling that comes from too much work.
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Here "stress" is a feeling you want to get rid of.
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"Stress" is uncountable here, so it has no plural.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 21, lesson 10: stress, vampire, colleague and 7 more words.