Parenting Stress Vocabulary

adjective describes the state of being extremely exhausted or fatigued

• After a long day of work, I was dead tired and ready to go to bed.
• I stayed up all night studying for the exam, so now I'm dead tired.
• I partied all weekend and now I'm dead tired.
• Running a marathon left me feeling dead tired, both physically and mentally.

verb to annoy or irritate someone

preposition used to indicate the action of annoying or irritating someone

• The constant sound of scraping metal can grate on one's nerves in a manufacturing plant.
• Her constant complaining really starts to grate on me after a while.
• His bragging about his new car really grates on my last nerve.
• The way she always interrupts people during conversations really grates on my patience.

verb to exhaust or wear out through excessive activity or work

adjective extremely tired or worn out

• The employees were run ragged trying to meet the deadline for the project.
• I've been run ragged with all the errands I have to run today.
• She was run ragged after pulling an all-nighter studying for exams.
• The constant demands of her job have run her ragged both mentally and physically.

adjective Stressed is an adjective that describes a feeling of mental or emotional strain or tension.

• She appeared quite stressed during the presentation due to the high pressure of the situation.
• I can tell you're feeling stressed about the upcoming exam, but don't worry, you'll do great!
• I'm so stressed about this deadline, I need to chill out.
• The weight of the world on his shoulders made him feel constantly stressed.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. In this case, 'stressterical' is a blend of 'stress' and 'hysterical' to convey extreme stress or anxiety in a humorous or exaggerated way.

• The stressterical situation at work required immediate attention from management.
• She was feeling stressterical about the upcoming exam.
• I was so stressterical when I realized I left my phone at home.
• The stressterical atmosphere in the office was palpable as deadlines approached.