under stress
idiom
: dealing with something that causes worry or anxiety
I'm sorry for being grumpy. I've been under a lot of stress at work lately.
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And Practice Under Pressure Nervousness arises when the amygdala triggers a fight-or-flight response, increasing cortisol and impairing cognitive function, while the prefrontal cortex struggles under stress.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
They were adopted as a pair, but sometimes, even the strongest bonds can break under stress.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
This aluminum gives the keyboard a nice rigidity that keeps it from flexing under stress.
—PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
When the Douglas firs were under stress due to drought or shady conditions and could not photosynthesize sufficiently to supply their need for sugar, adjoining paper birch trees supplied sugar to the Douglas firs through interconnected mycorrhizae.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
They were adopted as a pair, but sometimes, even the strongest bonds can break under stress.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
This aluminum gives the keyboard a nice rigidity that keeps it from flexing under stress.
—PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2025
When the Douglas firs were under stress due to drought or shady conditions and could not photosynthesize sufficiently to supply their need for sugar, adjoining paper birch trees supplied sugar to the Douglas firs through interconnected mycorrhizae.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Under stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20stress. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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