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stressante

/stresˈsante/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 17,338

Meaning

stressful

  • causing stress or tension
  • tiring in a mental or emotional way

In a sentence

Questo lavoro è molto stressante.

This job is very stressful.

La tua settimana è stata stressante?

Was your week stressful?

Il viaggio non è stato stressante.

The trip wasn’t stressful.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
stressantemasculine · singular
stressantefeminine · singular
stressantimasculine · plural
stressantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Describes the thing that causes stress, not the person: un lavoro stressante.
  • For a stressed person, use stressato/stressata.
  • Same singular form for masculine and feminine.

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