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Stressful vs Stressfulness - What's the difference?

stressful | stressfulness |

As an adjective stressful

is irritating; causing stress.

As a noun stressfulness is

the state or condition of being stressful.

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

    Related terms

    * stress

    stressfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or condition of being stressful.