Meanings
nounstress eating (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of comfort eating (“the consumption of food for pleasure or self-reassurance, rather than for nutrition or to satisfy hunger.”).
Synonyms: comfort eating
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of comfort eating (“the consumption of food for pleasure or self-reassurance, rather than for nutrition or to satisfy hunger.”).
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stress eating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20eating
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“stress eating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20eating. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stress eating,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stress%20eating.
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