stressogène

French[edit]

From stress +‎ -o- +‎ -gène.

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stressogène (plural stressogènes)

stress-inducing, stressogenic, stressful (causing stress)
- 1999 July 9, Alain Guénette, Yih-teen Lee, quoting Jean-François Chanlat, “Motiver ses employés pour réduire leur stress”, in Le Temps‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-01-19:
  […] plus le contrôle qu’il a sur sa propre charge de travail est important, moins celle-ci sera stressogène, et inversement.
  […] the greater the control he has over his own workload, the less stress-inducing this will be, and vice versa.