stresses out

Induces frantic worry

Stresses out means to cause or experience psychological strain and anxiety.

Someone or something stresses you out when it overwhelms your ability to cope: Work has been stressing me out lately.

You can also stress out without a direct object: I'm stressing out about the interview.

The past form stressed out functions as an adjective: She looks stressed out.

Related

losing sleep · unnerves · on edge · mental load · burnout · frustration · frazzles · nervous breakdown · fear · fight or flight · rattles · panic · anxiety · tension · hair trigger · workload · relaxation · conflict

Opposites
emotional agitation vs. calm

stresses outcalms

Reduces agitation

calms down · relaxes · soothes · tranquilizes · mellows out

burden vs. relief

stresses outrelieves

Lessens or substitutes for

comforts · reassures · unburdens · eases · alleviates

Family

stress, stresses, stressed, stressing, stressor, stressors, stressful, outs, outing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G