pressure

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈpɹɛʒə/ UK /ˈpɹɛʃəː/ See IPA manual

noun 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

Etymology

From Latin pressūra.

pressūra Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

# 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

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