Rush and Stress

Rush

Rush noun - Excited and often showy or disorderly speed.

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

Nearby Words: rushed, rushing, rushy

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

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

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

initial	initial rush	initial stress
hard	hard rush	hard stress
constant	constant rush	constant stress
massive	massive rush	massive stress
Other adjectives: big, extreme, great, serious, new, major, unexpected, extra, additional, greater, sudden, resulting.

Jeremy Clarkson: (in a boat on the Thames, leisurely cruising) This has to be the most stress free and relaxing Monday morning rush-hour commute since the dawn of time.

Source: Description Cut
The teen Super Speedsters in The X-Files episode "Rush" have a decent number of Required Secondary Powers, but their bodies are still gradually breaking down from the stress.

Source: Power Degeneration
Truth in Television, this is a natural defensive reflex against physical attack (it protects your belly, throat and eyes) and by extension against many sorts of psychological stress and trauma, in the same manner that both physical and psychological trauma can prompt an adrenaline rush.

Source: Troubled Fetal Position

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