プレッシャーpuresshaa

Common
Definitions
  1. nounpressure
    ボスにプレッシャーをかけられている。↗
    I've come under pressure from my boss.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym重圧じゅうあつWrittenWritten/formal prose for a heavy, crushing burden or psychological weight, as in 「重圧に耐える」; 「プレッシャー」 is a loanword common in everyday speech.
  • Synonym圧力あつりょくNeutralA neutral word for physical pressure or putting pressure on someone, as in 「圧力をかける」; 「プレッシャー」 is mainly psychological pressure.
  • AntonymリラックスCasualColloquial loanword for relaxing; it stands opposite to 「プレッシャー」 on the tension-versus-relaxation scale.

For psychological pressure, the loanword 「プレッシャー」 is the usual choice, as in 「プレッシャーに弱い」. Use 「重圧」 for a heavy burden, 「圧力」 for physical pressure or applying pressure, and 「リラックス」 for the opposite, relaxing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 他者たしゃから受うける精神的せいしんてきな圧迫あっぱく。心理的しんりてき重圧じゅうあつ。それを受うけている状況じょうきょう。
  2. 他者たしゃが己おのれに行使こうしする強制力きょうせいりょく。
  3. 圧力あつりょく。単位たんい面積めんせきあたりの押おす力ちから。
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