Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eustress

/juːˈstɹɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: eu-stress
IPA: /juːˈstɹɛs/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A healthful, stimulating kind and level of stress.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To cause eustress for someone.

Etymology

From eu- + stress, coined by contrast with distress, as if interpreting the latter as dys- + stress.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: eu, dys

Usage

Inflected Forms

eustresses (plural) eustresses (present, singular) eustressing (participle, present) eustressed (participle, past) eustressed (past)

Derived Forms

eustressful

Antonyms

distress

Questions

How do you pronounce eustress?: The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈstɹɛs/.
What does eustress mean?: A healthful, stimulating kind and level of stress.
Where does eustress come from?: From eu- + stress, coined by contrast with distress, as if interpreting the latter as dys- + stress.

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