プレッシャーpuresshaa
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- nounpressure
- 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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