5
stress-inducing(adjective, state, feeling, stress)
5
stress-producing(adjective, state, feeling, stress)
4
fidgety(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
3
high-strung(adjective, excited, anxious, pressure, shaky)
3
overanxious(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
3
taxing(adjective, state, stress, nerve)
2
at end of rope(expression, adjective, idiom, strained, hacked)
2
in a state(expression, adjective, idiom, anxious, strained)
2
unnerved(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
2
worried(adjective, excited, anxious, nervous, pressure)
1
anxiety-ridden(adjective, state, stress, nerve)
1
causing anxiety(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
1
causing emotional stress(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
1
causing mental stress(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
1
causing stress(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
1
causing worry(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
1
demanding(adjective, state, stress, nerve)
1
edgy(adjective, excited, anxious, pressure, shaky)
1
exacting(adjective, state, stress, nerve)
1
extremely irritating(expression, state, cause, stress, tension)
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