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.
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And every person has a nervous system that either contracts under stress or expands to hold it.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Forests, too, are under stress.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma.
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Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Forests, too, are under stress.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Antagonistic stem cell fates under stress govern decisions between hair greying and melanoma.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Yet while elite athletes receive mental and physical training to excel under stress, most employees are left to push through on their own.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Under stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20stress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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