pressure A2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈpɹɛʒə/ UK /ˈpɹɛʃəː/ See IPA manual Freq #1270 Meanings 1 noun A feeling of stress caused by demands or difficulties. She feels a lot of pressure because her boss expects fast results. 2 noun The force produced when something pushes against a surface. Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. 3 noun Strong influence used to make someone do something. The public put pressure on the government to act. 4 noun The physical feeling of something pressing on your skin. He felt a gentle pressure on his shoulder. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the force produced when... press 4 noun · the physical feeling of... pressure sensation Word family Forms pressuredpressurespressuring Derived forms acupressureanthropopressurebackpressurecounterpressuredepressuregeopressurehigh-pressurehydropressurelow-pressurenonpressureoverpressurepressural Common collocations feel pressure Verb + noun constant pressure Adjective + noun intense pressure Adjective + noun apply pressure Verb + noun handle pressure Verb + noun relieve pressure Verb + noun peer pressure Adjective + noun barometric pressure Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin pressūra. pressūra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pressure **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɛʒə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɛʃəː/ **Frequency rank:** 1270 ## Meanings 1. A feeling of stress caused by demands or difficulties. 2. The force produced when something pushes against a surface. 3. Strong influence used to make someone do something. 4. The physical feeling of something pressing on your skin. ## Examples - She feels a lot of pressure because her boss expects fast results. - Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding. - The public put pressure on the government to act. - He felt a gentle pressure on his shoulder. ## Derived Forms - acupressure - anthropopressure - backpressure - counterpressure - depressure - geopressure - high-pressure - hydropressure - low-pressure - nonpressure - overpressure - pressural ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pressūra - Affix: -ure - act ## Etymology From Latin pressūra. ## AI Etymology Pressure comes from Latin pressūra. The historical chain includes pressūra (Latin). In present-day English it covers a feeling of stress caused by demands or difficulties, the force produced when something pushes against a surface, and strong influence used to make someone do something. The wider family includes derived forms such as acupressure, anthropopressure, backpressure, counterpressure, depressure. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown