stressfulness
Anxiety-inducing quality present
Stressfulness is the quality of causing stress or anxiety.
The word describes how much tension a situation, task, or environment produces: The stressfulness of the job drove her to quit.
It measures degree—some experiences have more stressfulness than others.
Troubled mental state
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
dread · panic · angst · restlessness · agitation · disquiet · trepidation · edginess
Depleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- demandingRequiring great effort
- taxingRequiring great effort
arduous · punishing · severe · extreme · high-stakes · rigorous · unrelenting · strenuous
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
burdened · flooded · bombarded · overrun · maxed-out · burnout · juggling · frazzled
Time limit for completion
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- workloadAssigned task volume
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- urgencyPressing need for action
strain · weight · burden · demands · responsibility · obligations · quotas · performance
worry
Troubled mental state
- fearEmotional response to threat
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
unease · dread · panic · angst · restlessness · agitation · disquiet · trepidation · edginess · jitters
exhausting
Depleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- demandingRequiring great effort
taxing · arduous · punishing · severe · extreme · high-stakes · rigorous · unrelenting · strenuous · draining
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- drowningDeath by water inhalation
besieged · burdened · flooded · bombarded · overrun · maxed-out · burnout · juggling · frazzled · depleted
deadline
Time limit for completion
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- workloadAssigned task volume
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
urgency · strain · weight · burden · demands · responsibility · obligations · quotas · performance · accountability
tightness
State of being constricted
headache · stiffness · constriction · rigidity · uptight · wound-up · on-edge · coiled · bracing · white-knuckle
stressfulnesscalmness
Peaceful mental state
peacefulness · tranquility · serenity · relaxation · ease
stressfulnesseffortlessness
Quality of seeming unstrained
pleasantness · manageability · gentleness · leisureliness · low-pressure
stress, distress, stressed, distressed, stressful, distressing, stresses, stressing, overstress