Stress: Advanced Learners English Dictionary

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Macmillan Advanced Learners English Dictionary defines Stress as a worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems.

The Oxford English Dictionary, on the other hand, defines stress as;
1. Pressure or tension exerted on a material object. The object according to science, can be a human being.
2. A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.

Time management, however, is the ability to use one's time effectively or productively. -Oxford English Dictionary

Personally, Stress can be defined as the state where an individual loses the capacity and the capability to think and make decisions accurately, whereas …show more content…

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Stress
Definition - Macmillan Advanced Learners English Dictionary
▸ noun
A worried or nervous feeling that stops you relaxing, caused, for example, by pressure at work or financial or personal problems.
Overworked managers suffering from stress and anxiety.
Under stress: Carol’s been under a lot of stress lately.
-Derived from Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners, by Macmillan Education.
Originally published: 2002
Author: Michael Rundell
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Retrieved May 17, 2018 https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/stress_1 Stress
Definition -Oxford English Dictionary
▸ noun
1. Pressure or tension exerted on a material object: the distribution of stress is uniform across the bar.
2. A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances: he's obviously under a lot of stress.
▪ [count noun] something that causes a state of strain or tension:
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Oxford Dictionary of English version 9.1
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Retrieved May 17, 2018 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/object Time Management
Definition -Oxford English Dictionary
▸ noun [mass noun] the ability to use one's time effectively or productively, especially at work: time management is the key to efficient working
[as modifier] students may need help in developing time management skills.
-Derived from the Oxford English Dictionary app from the Oxford University Press managed by MobiSystems.
Oxford Dictionary of English version 9.1
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Retrieved May17, 2018 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/time_management Procrastination
Definition -Oxford English Dictionary
▸ noun
[mass noun] the action of delaying or postponing something: your first tip is to avoid procrastination.
– PHRASES procrastination is the thief of time proverb if you delay doing something, it will take longer to do later on: maybe TV and procrastination really are the thieves of

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