stressor

stres·sor

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stres-er, -awr]
- /ˈstrɛs ər, -ɔr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stres-er, -awr]
- /ˈstrɛs ər, -ɔr/

Definitions of stressor word

noun stressor an activity, event, or other stimulus that causes stress. 1
noun stressor an event, experience, etc, that causes stress 0
noun stressor any stimulus producing mental or physical stress in an organism 0

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Origin of stressor

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; stress + -or2

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Parts of speech for Stressor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stressor

stressor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

stressor usage trend in Literature

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