Definitions
any agent that causes stress to an organism
Word origin
From stress + -or.
Used in a sentence
“These children are constitutionally sad. Other children, like Luke, develop depressive feelings out of the blue or in response to some mild stressor.”
“These paradoxical pleasures […] are acquired by controlling one's exposure to the stressor in gradually increasing doses.”
“Plenty of people see hosting a large group as a stressor.”
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01“Tension cause”8 letters
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