Need
How words are described
| emotional | emotional need | emotional stress |
| high | high need | high stress |
| physical | physical need | physical stress |
| sheer | sheer need | sheer stress |
| Other adjectives: deep, constant, severe, big, increased, extreme, great, intense, serious, little, social, personal, new, psychological, general, less, greater, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Reversed: Stress and the need to repair are part of the the Nine of Wands reversed.
Source: Useful Notes / Tarot Cards - Not so much anti-war as war really, really sucks and people with post-traumatic stress disorder need treatment.
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If you're told that you don't actually need to sleep, often you then fall asleep easily, as the stress and therefore the need to focus on the process is resolved.
Source: Centipede's Dilemma
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