examstress
nounUK /ɪɡˈzæm strɛs/
US /ɪɡˈzæm strɛs/
The worried, nervous feeling you get before or during a test.
She felt examstress all week before her big math test.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The pressure students feel to get good grades on tests.
The examstress made him study late every night.
3. Physical signs like a fast heartbeat or upset stomach caused by tests.
His examstress gave him a headache before the science quiz.
4. A feeling of being overwhelmed by too many tests at once.
Examstress hit the class hard during finals week.