Stress
Stress verb - To experience concern or anxiety.
Urge
Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
How words are described
| high | high stress | high urge |
| physical | physical stress | physical urge |
| constant | constant stress | constant urge |
| big | big stress | big urge |
| Other adjectives: great, intense, new, incredible, mental, greater, unprecedented, sudden. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Induced Hypochondria: In an episode, the staff convince Mr Rumbold that he's suffering from some unspecified stress-related disease, and that he should dismantle the security cameras to save himself from the urge to watch them all the time.
Source: Series / Are You Being Served?
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