stress out
Make someone worry
Stress out means to become anxious or overwhelmed, or to cause someone else to feel that way: Don't stress out about the interview, The deadline is really stressing me out.
The phrase emphasizes the psychological toll of pressure or worry.
Informal and common since the late twentieth century.
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- tensionStretched or strained state
dread · apprehension · unease · jitters · agitation · edginess · restlessness · trepidation
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
spent · frazzled · fried · running on empty · at wit's end · breakdown · collapse · hitting the wall
Time limit for completion
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- workloadAssigned task volume
- crunch timeHigh-pressure final stretch
high-stakes · time pressure · performance anxiety · rat race · hustle · grind · under the gun · heat
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- snowed underOverwhelmed by obligations
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
stretched thin · in over head · too much · bogged down · juggling · spinning plates · at breaking point · frantic
worry
Troubled mental state
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
tension · dread · apprehension · unease · jitters · agitation · edginess · restlessness · trepidation · anxiousness
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- drainedEmptied of resources
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
depleted · spent · frazzled · fried · running on empty · at wit's end · breakdown · collapse · hitting the wall · mental fatigue
deadline
Time limit for completion
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- workloadAssigned task volume
crunch time · high-stakes · time pressure · performance anxiety · rat race · hustle · grind · under the gun · heat · squeeze
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- snowed underOverwhelmed by obligations
drowning · stretched thin · in over head · too much · bogged down · juggling · spinning plates · at breaking point · frantic · scattered
stress outcalm down
Become less agitated
relax · soothe · chill out · unwind · put at ease
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