stressful meaning

Definition of stressful

1. extremely irritating to the nerves
   • nerve-racking noise
   • the stressful days before a war
   • a trying day at the office

   Synonyms: nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, trying

   Similar: disagreeable

stressful in a sentence

• Cities are exciting places, but also stressful.
• Men and women between the ages of 25 and 54 have the most stressful lives.
• This is a stressful situation.
• Confrontations with tradesmen cause stressful situations.
• I wish to be a dog when the world is too stressful for me.

How to pronounce stressful

stressful is pronounced /ˈstrɛsfəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with stressful

• unsuccessful
• successful