Term: pressure
pressure (noun): a feeling of stress or urgency caused by the need to achieve something.
synonyms: force, strain, stress, weight, burden.
pronunciation: /ˈpreʃə/
translation: spiediens, spriedze, slogs
example: The team is under a lot of pressure to win the final game of the season.
other words from this root: press (verb/noun), pressurized (adjective), pressure (verb).
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
pressure (noun)1.
a) the burden of physical or mental distress
b) the constraint of circumstance the weight of social or economic imposition
2.
the application of force to something by something else in direct contact with it - compression
3.
archaic - impression stamp
4.
a) the action of a force against an opposing force
b) the force or thrust exerted over a surface divided by its area
c) - electromotive force
5.
the stress or urgency of matters demanding attention - exigency people who work well under pressure
6.
the force of selection that results from one or more agents and tends to reduce a population of organisms - population pressure predation pressure
7.
the pressure exerted in every direction by the weight of the atmosphere
8.
a sensation aroused by moderate compression of a body part or surface
transitive verb
1.
to apply pressure to
2.
- pressurize
3.
to cook in a pressure cooker
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
pressure (noun)1.
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
SYNONYMS:
pressure, strain, tensionRELATED WORDS:
load, weight; anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry; aggravation, anger, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, persecution, troubleNEAR ANTONYMS:
comfort, consolation2.
the use of power to impose one's will on another
SYNONYMS:
arm-twisting, coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressureRELATED WORDS:
browbeating, bulldozing, bullying; fear, intimidation, menace, sword, terror, terrorism, threat, violence; squeeze, squeeze play; might, muscle, potency, puissance, strength; hardheadedness, self-will, willfulness; strain, stressNEAR ANTONYMS:
agreement, approval, consent, permission; convincing, persuasion, reason, suasionto cause (a person) to give in to pressure
SYNONYMS:
blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, impel, impress, make, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbagRELATED WORDS:
browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, hector, intimidate; blackmail, high-pressure, menace, shame, terrorize, threaten; drag; badger, harass, houndNEAR ANTONYMS:
allow, let, permit; argue, convince, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)