pressure

pressure
I noun anxiety, anxiousness, brunt, brute force, burden, coercion, compulsion, constraining force, constraint, controlling power, crisis, drive, duress, encumbrance, exertion, exhortation, exigency, force, hardship, heaviness, hindrance, imperativeness, importunateness, influence, influentiality, insistence, intensity, intimidation, load, necessity, need, obligation, oppression, persuasion, pondus, power, power of directing, power of impelling, press, pull, push, strain, stress, sway, tension, undue influence, urgency, vis, weight associated concepts: undue influence II verb adjure, advocate, bear down, beg, beseech, blandish, cajole, coax, coerce, command, compel, constrain, drive, entreat, exhort, force, goad, implore, induce, influence, insist, intimidate, oppress, persuade, plead, press, prod, push, request, solicit, stress, urge associated concepts: coercion, duress, intimidation, undue influence III index aggravation (annoyance), bribery, cajole, coerce, coercion, compel, compulsion (coercion), constrain (compel), constraint (restriction), dint, duress, encumbrance, enforcement, exigency, force (compulsion), force (strength), hasten, impetus, impulse, inducement, influence, instigation, leverage, lobby, main force, persuasion, power, predicament, provocation, requirement, stress (strain), weight (burden)

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  • pressure — UK US /ˈpreʃər/ noun [C or U] ► a situation in which someone tries to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.: »public/political pressure »The guidelines were imposed under pressure from Congress. ► a difficult situation, or… …   Financial and business terms

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  • pressure — [presh′ər] n. [OFr < L pressura, a pressing (LL(Ec), oppression, affliction) < pressus, pp. of premere, to PRESS1] 1. a pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing 2. a condition of distress; oppression; affliction 3. a sense… …   English World dictionary

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