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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.stressful - extremely irritating to the nervesstressful - extremely irritating to the nerves; "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"
disagreeable - not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation"
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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
stresový
stressende
stressaava
stresan
ストレスの多い
스트레스를 주는
stressig
ตึงเครียด
gây căng thẳng

stressful

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

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

adjanstrengend, stressig; a stressful situationeine angespannte Lage
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stressful

[ˈstrɛsfʊl] adj (job) → difficile, stressante
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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
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stressful

adj estresante
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Today, however, the traditional office with its fixed hours, back-to-back cubicles, and often stressfully noisy environment, is being laid to rest; beaten down by portable hardware, mobile devices, and cloud- based apps.