pressure

pressure

noun

Definition of PRESSURE

1

the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time <a business executive who works well under pressure>

Synonyms pressure, strain, tension

Related Words load, weight; anxiety, concern, uneasiness, worry; aggravation, anger, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, persecution, trouble

Near Antonyms comfort, consolation

2

the use of power to impose one's will on another <pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider>

Synonyms arm-twisting, coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure

Related 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, stress

Near Antonyms agreement, approval, consent, permission; convincing, persuasion, reason, suasion