pressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
・UK /'preʃə(r)/
A2
noun
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Strong persuasion to do something
verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
Examples
The economic pressures on small businesses are intense.
The editor bowed to pressure from his staff, and the article was suppressed.