Usually means: Stressful conditions causing emotional strain.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word under pressure:

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  1. under pressure: Merriam-Webster
  2. Under-pressure, under-pressure: Wordnik
  3. Under Pressure (Dr. Dre song), Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby), Under Pressure (Modern Family), Under Pressure (album), Under Pressure (disambiguation), Under Pressure (song), Under Pressure, Under pressure (song), Under pressure: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. under pressure: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Under Pressure, Under Pressure: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Under Pressure)

noun:  "Under Pressure" is a song by the British rock band Queen and singer David Bowie.
noun:  "Under Pressure" is a 1981 song by Queen and David Bowie.
noun:  "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" is the debut single by Irish pop duo Jedward.
noun:  "Under Pressure" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 108th overall.
noun:  the debut studio album by American rapper Logic.
noun:  a 1935 American drama film directed by Raoul Walsh, written by Borden Chase, Lester Cole and Noel Pierce, and starring Edmund Lowe, Victor McLaglen, Florence Rice, Marjorie Rambeau, Charles Bickford and Sig Ruman.
noun:  Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide is a 2008 cookbook written by American chefs Thomas Keller and Michael Ruhlman.


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