pressure
noun/ˈprɛʃər/
Frequency rank: #819 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The force produced by pressing; a feeling of stress or urgency.
Example sentence
During the exam, she felt a lot of pressure to perform well.
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