Horror and Stress

Horror

Horror noun - The quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay.

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

Nearby Words: horrible, horrid, horrify

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

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

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

pure	pure horror	pure stress
initial	initial horror	initial stress
sheer	sheer horror	sheer stress
constant	constant horror	constant stress
Other adjectives: massive, extreme, great, intense, serious, little, new, major, psychological, general, less, extra, additional, greater, maximum, added, resulting.

Akane repeatedly shows her willingness to face stress and horror, even if it means becoming a latent criminal and being demoted to Enforcer, to get the job done.

Source: Anime / Psycho-Pass
He orders a drink to cope with the stress and offers one to her, but she reacts with horror at the suggestion of drinking during her pregnancy.

Source: One Drink Will Kill the Baby
In Dark City, everyone believes Detective Eddie Walenski has been driven mad by the stress of his job, the horror of the serial killer case he'd been working on, and other pressures.

Source: The Cuckoolander Was Right

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