pressures

noun

Meaning

A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind
Distress.
Urgency
Impression; stamp; character impressed.
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

press(English)pressing(English)force(English)coerce(English)insistence(English)insistency(English)blackmail(English)imperativeness(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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