electrostress

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noun

The supposed negative effects of electromagnetic fields on living beings.

OriginEnglish stress ← Middle English destresse ← Old French destrecier →
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Meanings

nounelectrostress (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe supposed negative effects of electromagnetic fields on living beings.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Latinēlectrum
  3. Latinelectro-
  4. Englishelectro-
  5. Latindistringō
  6. Old Frenchdestrecier
  7. Middle Englishdestresse
  8. Englishstress
  9. Englishelectrostress

From electro- + stress.

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APA

electrostress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostress

MLA

“electrostress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrostress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrostress.

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