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. Andrew Freeman:

   I also recommend keeping a notebook next to the bed, then when people wake up in the middle of the night, (they should) write down what comes to mind first. It could be they heard a bird or they had to pee or they had some stressor on their mind. And that may be a focus for when they meditate or do something mindful.

2. 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.

3. Mary Rosser:

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

4. Nassim Nicholas Taleb:

   It is said that the best horses lose when they compete with slower ones and win against better rivals. Undercompensation from the absence of a stressor, inverse hormesis -absence of challenge- degrades the best of the best.

5. Louis Bravo:

   Being a sniper is in fact different than just being infantry, it's an added stressor as everyone expects more from you. Or that every sniper should be able to perform at Hollywood level because they saw Mark Wahlberg in 'Shooter.'.