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stress·ful

(strĕs′fəl)

adj.

Full of or tending to cause stress.

stress′ful·ly adv.

stress′ful·ness n.

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Adj.

stressful - extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, trying

disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"

stressful

adjective worrying, anxious, tense, trying, hard, taxing, demanding, wearing, tough, draining, exhausting, exacting, traumatic, agitating, nerve-racking I think I've got one of the most stressful jobs there is.

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Translations

مُسَبِبُ التَوَتُّر

stresový

stressende

stressaava

stresan

ストレスの多い

스트레스를 주는

stressig

ตึงเครียด

gerginlik yaratıcı

gây căng thẳng

产生压力的

stressful

[ˈstresfʊl] ADJ [job] → estresante, que produce tensión nerviosa

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stressful

[ˈstrɛsf^əl] adj [job, situation, experience, meeting] → stressant(e)stress mark n (showing intonation) → accent m

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stressful

adj → anstrengend, stressig; a stressful situation → eine angespannte Lage

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stressful

[ˈstrɛsfʊl] adj (job) → difficile, stressante

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stressful

→ مُسَبِبُ التَوَتُّر stresový stressende stressig αγχωτικός estresante stressaava stressant stresan stressante ストレスの多い 스트레스를 주는 zenuwslopend stresset stresujący desgastante стрессовый stressig ตึงเครียด gerginlik yaratıcı gây căng thẳng 产生压力的

stressful

adj estresante

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