eustress

See also: eu-stress

English

Etymology

From eu- +‎ stress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːˈstɹɛs/

Noun

eustress (countable and uncountable, plural eustresses)

1. (psychology) A healthful, stimulating kind and level of stress.

Antonyms

• distress

Translations

healthy, decidedly positive stress

• Hungarian: eustressz
• Japanese: 快ストレス (かいストレス, kai-sutoresu)

Verb

eustress (third-person singular simple present eustresses, present participle eustressing, simple past and past participle eustressed)

1. To cause eustress for someone.

Anagrams

• estruses