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Nervous vs Stressful - What's the difference?

nervous | stressful |

As adjectives the difference between nervous and stressful

is that nervous is (obscure) of a piece of writing: forceful, powerful while stressful is irritating; causing stress.

nervous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obscure) Of a piece of writing: forceful, powerful.
  • * '>citation
  • Easily agitated or alarmed; on edge or edgy.
  • Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried.
  • Relating to or affecting the nerves.
  • the central nervous system

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * calm, relaxed

    Derived terms

    * nervously * nervousness * nervous breakdown * nervous energy * autonomic nervous system * central nervous system * enteric nervous system * parasympathetic nervous system * peripheral nervous system * sympathetic nervous system

    References

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    stressful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Irritating; causing stress.
  • I have always argued that change becomes stressful and overwhelming only when you've lost any sense of the constancy of your life. You need firm ground to stand on. From there, you can deal with that change. –Richard Nelson Bolles