"stressor" meaning in English

See stressor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stressor.wav Forms: stressors [plural]
Etymology: From stress + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|stress|or}} stress + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} stressor (plural stressors)
  1. (psychology, biology) An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes stress for) an organism. Categories (topical): Biology, Psychology Derived forms: technostressor

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