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The government bowed to popular pressure and repealed the law.

There's a lot of pressure on the soldiers preparing for battle.