Stress and Work

Stress

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

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

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Stress and work are semantically related in labor topic. Sometimes you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

physical	physical stress	physical work
heavy	heavy stress	heavy work
hard	hard stress	hard work
great	great stress	great work
Other adjectives: serious, little, new, major, less, extra, recent.

Or maybe they are under such constant stress and work that they are aged prematurely by it.

Source: Younger Than They Look
One, it doesn't actually work, and two, the stress of boot camp is the actual reason sexual desire is so muted during that time.

Source: Urban Legends
Similarly on Amen, Reuben suffers this shortly after marrying Thelma—the combined stress of his work as a minister, a new marriage, and living up to Thelma's expectations.

Source: The Loins Sleep Tonight

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