stress: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of stress
- distress«Word Popularity Bar5/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
- mistress5/5
mistress
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman; fancy woman.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; schoolmarm.
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- seamstress3/5
seamstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- ancestress2/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- headmistress2/5
headmistress
- noun a woman headmaster
- noun a woman headmaster
- schoolmistress2/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- overstress2/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- prestress2/5
prestress
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- destress1/5
destress
- verb reduce the emphasis
de-emphasise; de-emphasize.
- verb reduce the emphasis
- songstress1/5
songstress
- noun a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
- noun a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
- postmistress1/5
postmistress
- noun a woman postmaster
- noun a woman postmaster
- sempstress1/5
sempstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; needlewoman.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- nonstress1/5
nonstress
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- antistress1/5
- instress1/5
- technostress1/5
Suffixes of stress
- stressed«Word Popularity Bar5/5
stressed
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
distressed.
- he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing
- verb to stress, single out as important
emphasise; accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- adjective satellite suffering severe physical strain or distress
- stresses5/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- stressing4/5
stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- stressors4/5
stressor
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- stressful4/5
stressful
- adjective satellite extremely irritating to the nerves
nerve-racking; trying; nerve-wracking.
- nerve-racking noise
- the stressful days before a war
- a trying day at the office
- adjective satellite extremely irritating to the nerves
- stressor3/5
stressor
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- noun any agent that causes stress to an organism
- stressfulness1/5
- stressless1/5
Derived words of stress
- distressed«Word Popularity Bar4/5
distressed
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
hard put; hard-pressed; in a bad way.
- distressed companies need loans and technical advice
- financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
- we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
- found themselves in a bad way financially
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
- distressing4/5
distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- mistresses3/5
mistress
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
kept woman; fancy woman.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; schoolmistress; schoolmarm.
- noun an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
- unstressed3/5
unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- short vowels are unstressed
- adjective not bearing a stress or accent
- distresses2/5
distress
- noun psychological suffering
suffering; hurt.
- the death of his wife caused him great distress
- noun a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- a ship in distress
- she was the classic maiden in distress
- noun psychological suffering
- distressful2/5
distressful
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressing; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- distressingly2/5
distressingly
- adverb unpleasantly
painfully.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb unpleasantly
- overstressed2/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- seamstresses2/5
seamstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; needlewoman; sempstress.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
- prestressed2/5
prestressed
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- prestressing2/5
- ancestresses1/5
ancestress
- noun a woman ancestor
- noun a woman ancestor
- schoolmistresses1/5
schoolmistress
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
schoolma'am; mistress; schoolmarm.
- noun a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
- overstressing1/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- headmistresses1/5
headmistress
- noun a woman headmaster
- noun a woman headmaster
- distressfully1/5
distressfully
- adverb with distress
- `Doctor Rother says it's his only chance,' she added distressfully
- adverb with distress
- sempstresses1/5
sempstress
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
dressmaker; modiste; seamstress; needlewoman.
- noun someone who makes or mends dresses
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `stress`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `stress`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `stress`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `stress`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.