stress ball

noun

A small, malleable toy ball filled with soft material, used to relieve muscle tension in one's palm and hand and alleviate general feelings of anxiety.

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Meanings

nounstress ball (plural stress balls)

plural stress balls

  1. A small, malleable toy ball filled with soft material, used to relieve muscle tension in one's palm and hand and alleviate general feelings of anxiety.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
squeeze ball

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 壓力球 /压力球
  • 壓力球 /压力球 (yālìqiú)malleable toy ball
Danish stressbold
  • stressboldmalleable toy ball
Estonian stressipall
  • stressipallmalleable toy ball
Finnish stressipallo
  • stressipallomalleable toy ball
German Stressball
  • Stressballmalleable toy ball
Hungarian stresszlabda
  • stresszlabdamalleable toy ball
Japanese ストレスボール
  • ストレスボール (sutoresu bōru)malleable toy ball
Korean 스트레스 볼
  • 스트레스 볼 (seuteureseu bol)malleable toy ball
Polish gniotek
  • gniotekmalleable toy ball
Spanish bola antiestrés, pelota antiestrés
  • bola antiestrésmalleable toy ball
  • pelota antiestrésmalleable toy ball
Swedish stressboll
  • stressbollmalleable toy ball
Cite this entry
APA

stress ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20ball

MLA

“stress ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20ball. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stress ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20ball.

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