Battle
Stress
Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
How words are described
| initial | initial battle | initial stress |
| hard | hard battle | hard stress |
| constant | constant battle | constant stress |
| massive | massive battle | massive stress |
| Other adjectives: big, great, intense, new, major, mental, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
| way | battle way | stress way |
Both words in one sentence
- Tabletop Game example: The Dresden Files RPG normally removes all stress (the game's equivalent to the Hit Point) at the end of every 'battle' situation, be it a physical, mental or social 'battle'.
Source: After-Combat Recovery - The original Grandia tweaks the trope a bit by giving a female party member an unexpected case of traumatic stress disorder, forcing her to return to her village before the final battle begins.
Source: He's Just Hiding - While he hates being a pilot and the constant stress of battle he continues to take his Evangelion into battle, and both of his efforts to stop being a pilot wind up being Ten Minute Retirements.
Source: Resigned to the Call
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Stress and Battle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/battle/stress
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