Lack
Lack noun - The fact or state of being absent.
Stress
Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
How words are described
| high | high lack | high stress |
| physical | physical lack | physical stress |
| initial | initial lack | initial stress |
| considerable | considerable lack | considerable stress |
| Other adjectives: sheer, poor, constant, severe, massive, extreme, great, serious, personal, new, incredible, general, significant, chronic, sudden, resulting. | ||
Common collocations
| understanding | lack understanding | stress understanding |
| power | lack power | stress power |
| control | lack control | stress control |
| parts | lack parts | stress parts |
Both words in one sentence
- Truth in Television to a degree: Depression, stress and lack of "will to live" do appear to weaken the immune system.
Source: Death by Despair -
Lack of access to healthier forms of reducing stress causes many poor folks to take up smoking instead.
Source: Cigarette of Anxiety - So are sociopaths, who lack a conscience and thus don't feel any stress from lying (amusingly referenced on Avatar: The Last Airbender — see the Western Animation section above).
Source: Disability Immunity
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