stressful B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ See IPA manual Freq #9344 Meanings 1 adj Causing worry or mental pressure. Moving to a new city can be a very stressful experience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · causing worry or mental... nerve-racking More trying Word family Derived forms nonstressfuloverstressfulstressfullystressfulnessunstressful Related forms stressstressed Etymology AI details From stress + -ful. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stressful **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ **Frequency rank:** 9344 ## Meanings 1. Causing worry or mental pressure. ## Examples - Moving to a new city can be a very stressful experience. ## Synonyms - trying ## Derived Forms - nonstressful - overstressful - stressfully - stressfulness - unstressful ## Related Forms - stress - stressed ## Etymology From stress + -ful. ## AI Etymology Stressful is from stress + -ful. In present-day use, it means causing worry or mental pressure. Derived formations include nonstressful, overstressful, stressfully, stressfulness, unstressful. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown