under stress

idiom

: dealing with something that causes worry or anxiety

I'm sorry for being grumpy. I've been under a lot of stress at work lately.

Examples of under stress in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This helps prevent confusion, resentment, or unrealistic assumptions—especially under stress. —Raul Elizalde, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Instead of pursuing impossible perfection, organizations should design for resilience — systems that degrade gracefully under stress and recover quickly from failures. —Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

In addition to crashes, aspects of the entire aviation system have been under stress, with Newark Liberty International Airport having experienced two major telecommunications outages in recent weeks. —Mandy Taheri hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

Even hermaphroditic plants, which occasionally develop pollen sacs under stress, would have a harder time compromising triploid crops. —Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Rhymes for under stress

• abs
• acquiesce
• ancestress
• authoress
• coalesce
• decompress
• dispossess
• faithfulness
• letterpress
• mayoress
• murderess
• nonetheless