stressee

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noun

an organism that is stressed

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Meanings

nounstressee (plural stressees)

plural stressees

  1. biologyan organism that is stressed

    "Is the problem with the stressor or the stressee, or is it the match between the two?"

    2007, Ana Maria Davila Gomez, David Crowther, Ethics, Psyche and Social Responsibility - Page 95

Origin

From stress + -ee.

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Cite this entry
APA

stressee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressee

MLA

“stressee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stressee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stressee.

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