The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word TENSIONS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Causes of stress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TENSIONS | 100 % | 8 |
Why may TENSIONS be the right solution?
"Tensions" refers to mental or emotional strain caused by conflicting situations or feelings. These conflicting situations or feelings are often the cause of stress, making "tensions" an appropriate answer for the clue "*Causes of stress".
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Crossword Answer definitions
TENSIONS noun- The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
- Psychological state of being tense.
- A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
- State of an elastic object which is stretched in a way which increases its length.
- Force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object (used with prepositions on, in, or of, e.g., "The tension in the cable is 1000 N", to convey that the same magnitude of force applies to objects attached to both ends).
- Voltage. Usually only the terms low tension, high tension, and extra-high tension, and the abbreviations LT, HT, and EHT are used. They are not precisely defined; LT is normally a few volts, HT a few hundreds of volts, and EHT thousands of volts.
- To place an object in tension, to pull or place strain on.
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