pressured

pres·sure  (prshr)

n.

1.

a. The act of pressing.

b. The condition of being pressed.

2. The application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression.

3. Abbr. P Physics Force applied uniformly over a surface, measured as force per unit of area.

4. Meteorology Atmospheric pressure.

5. A compelling or constraining influence, such as a moral force, on the mind or will: pressure to conform; peer-group pressure.

6. Urgent claim or demand: under the pressure of business; doesn't work well under pressure.

7. An oppressive condition of physical, mental, social, or economic distress.

8. A physical sensation produced by compression of a part of the body.

9. Archaic A mark made by application of force or weight; an impression.

tr.v. pres·sured, pres·sur·ing, pres·sures

1. To force, as by overpowering influence or persuasion.

2. To pressurize.

3. To pressure-cook.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin pressra, from pressus, past participle of premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

Translations

pressured [ˈprɛʃə^rd] adj → tendu(e)
pressure gauge n → manomètre m
pressure group n → groupe m de pression
pressure point n → point m de compression
pressure sore n → escarre f