Synonyms for stressor
ˈstrɛs ər, -ɔrstres·sor

Princeton's WordNet

1. stressornoun

   any agent that causes stress to an organism

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1. List of paraphrases for "stressor":

   aggressor, trigger, stress

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1. Cynthia Ackrill:

   If the worry is intrusive beyond the stressor, that's anxiety, if the sadness is a mood that you can't shift beyond the situation, that's depression.

2. Daniela Kaufer:

   You had more of those cells, and they were activated more in the next stressor, which helped the animal cope better. So we've shown that some stress can be beneficial for you.

3. Parveen Garg:

   Burnout can be any sort of stressor -- it doesn't necessarily have to be work, it can be personal stress, home or family tension. It's anyone who is chronically stressed and who suffers from chronic exhaustion.

4. Amy Arnsten:

   If you feel like you're in control of the stressor, then there aren't these toxic brain changes, if you feel out of control it leads to chemical changes in the prefrontal cortex that weakens the connections, and over time actually erode those connections away.

5. Mary Rosser:

   Any kind of stressor can cause your period to become off, but when the stressful issueis resolved, your cycleshould return to normal.