eustress

noun
/juːˈstɹɛs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from strictus
  2. derived from *strictia
  3. derived from estrece
  4. inherited from stresse
  5. derived from distringō
  6. derived from destrecier
  7. inherited from destresse
  8. prefixed as eustress — “eu + stress

Definitions

  1. A healthful, stimulating kind and level of stress.

  2. To cause eustress for someone.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA