stressor

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɛsər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stres′ər, -ôr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
stres•sor  (stres′ər, -ôr),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychology, Physiology, Psychiatryan activity, event, or other stimulus that causes stress.
  • stress + -or2 1950–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stressor / ˈstrɛsə/
  1. an event, experience, etc that causes stress

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