Emergency and Stress

Emergency

Emergency noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.

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Stress and emergency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Emergency".

Nearby Words: emergence, emergent

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Emergency and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emergency" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

severe	severe emergency	severe stress
big	big emergency	big stress
extreme	extreme emergency	extreme stress
great	great emergency	great stress
Other adjectives: serious, little, new, major, psychological, prolonged, unprecedented, sudden, long-term.

Truth in Television for members of high-stress professions like emergency medicine, police work, fire fighting, and other first responders.

Source: Unusual Dysphemism
The fake laxatives weren't enough to make them actually have a Potty Emergency, but being worried about them added to the stress they were feeling.

Source: Placebo Effect
Stiff Upper Lip: Even knowing the biological mechanisms behind stress, trauma, anxiety, and other effects of being an emergency worker, Stuart never stops trying to "beat" his emotions/body chemistry and suppress his natural responses.

Source: Series / Sirens (UK)

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