stressant
stressful
adjective streh-SAHN Rare
Origin: borrowed from English 'stress'
Usage Note
Stressant is a modern borrowing-derived adjective that has become fully naturalised in spoken and written French. The feminine form is stressante. A person who feels stressed uses the related adjective stressé(e), as in je suis très stressé. The underlying noun le stress is also borrowed and used identically to English.
Examples
"Cette semaine a été vraiment stressante."
Natural Translation
This week has been really stressful.
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