Stress and Tear

Stress

Stress verb - To experience concern or anxiety.

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Tear and stress are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Stress and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stress" instead a verb "Tear".

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

physical	physical stress	physical tear
excess	excess stress	excess tear
considerable	considerable stress	considerable tear
massive	massive stress	massive tear
Other adjectives: big, extreme, little, daily, general, less, significant, verbal, resulting, long-term.

Heroic R.R.O.D.: Tapping into the full power of the Avatar State can tear the user's body apart from the stress.

Source: Fan Fic / Avatar Of Victory
Sailor Nothing: although Himei usually just wills her opponents into non-existence, she has been known to tear them apart with her bare hands if put under sufficient emotional stress.

Source: Unstoppable Rage
There's a marginal "safe" excess the ship can go, after which the hull stress will literally tear your ship apart.

Source: Explosive Overclocking

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