psychological pressure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpsychologicalandpressure
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psychological
adjective
uk/ˌsaɪ.kəlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to the human mind ...
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pressure
noun
uk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
the force you produce when you ...
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(Definition ofpsychologicalandpressurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Thepsychologicalpressurefelt by the parents reduces with time.
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However, thepsychologicalpressureto 'buy one's round' works in groups - especially when the costs are low.
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They are under greatpsychologicalpressure.
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There is an enormouspsychologicalpressureto have a go.
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This all means that they face the maximumpsychologicalpressure.
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It is a question ofpsychologicalpressureto elicit information.
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Since the key issue is thepsychologicalpressurethat law can exert on every individual mind, the law must be clear, well diffused, and foreseeable.
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Thus, they, like their students, have facedpsychologicalpressureto conform their beliefs and values in a manner conducive to corporate interests.
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It greatly increased thepsychologicalpressureon all sides, and threatened to discredit the government by allowing suffragettes to evade the penalties of the law.
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It created immensepsychologicalpressure.
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This is extremely worrying and thepsychologicalpressureon them is enormous.
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By intensivepsychologicalpressureone can wipe a crime out of one's mind.
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That acted as a form ofpsychologicalpressureand made the child witnesses nervous.
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I suggest that it will not deal either with the problem ofpsychologicalpressure.
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There is no doubt that in some factories considerablepsychologicalpressureis put on people.
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The notion thatpsychologicalpressurecan be eliminated is quite unreasonable and hypocritical.
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There is a distinct and highlypsychologicalpressureapplied to him.
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Thepsychologicalpressureof not being able to cope in an emergency is quite appalling.
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Psychologicalpressureis also in use.
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And we must not forget the many children who are also underpsychologicalpressure, which is impossible to assess.
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They should be put under constantpsychologicalpressureand strain, week by week, month by month and year by year.
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What is thepsychologicalpressurethat is put on the trade unions by all of us paying higher taxes?
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Thepsychologicalpressureof performing military duties in what seemed to many of our soldiers just like home was immense.
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The problem with having these built-in time limits is that it placespsychologicalpressureon a marriage.
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Women who are exposed to domestic violence commonly become economically dependent and are exposed topsychologicalpressurefrom the perpetrator.
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