/ Dictionary / Index D delayed stress reaction: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: delayed' stress' reac"tion Pronunciation: [key] — Psychiatry. Psychiatry. a post-traumatic stress disorder occurring more than six months after the experience of a traumatic event. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. delayed speech delaying action Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language