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Answer for the clue "Anxiety stimulus ", 8 letters:
stressor

Alternative clues for the word stressor

Word definitions for stressor in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context psychology biology English) An environmental condition or influence that stresses (i.e. causes stress for) an organism.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any agent that causes stress to an organism

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1950, agent noun in Latin form from stress (v.).

Usage examples of stressor.

And finally, there would have been some stressor which triggered his initial homicidal rage.

The mysterious kidnapping of Paris and Seven added another stressor to the mix, and Janeway was still trying to figure out if Secretary Nashi was trustworthy.

One stressor was minor, two stressors weren't just cumulative, though, they multiplied each other.

And with Beth’s death and her own cancer, not to mention a prostate cancer scare with John, this woman has experienced precipitating stressors in her life.