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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Pressure/stress
Hi,
Can I use 'pressure' instead of 'stress' in these sentences below?
1.stress-related diseases such as heart disease.
2.He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill.
3.I think his headaches are caused by stress.
4.Yoga is excellent for relieving/reducing stress.
Can I use 'stress' instead of' pressure' in these sentences below?
5.I'd like to help out, but I really haven't got time--pressure of work, you know!
6.the pressures of modern life
7.He works best under pressure.
8.He has never had enough time to sleep because of the pressure of schoolwork.
9.The pressure on doctors is increasing steadily.
10.a high pressure job
What is the difference in meaning between them if possible?
Thanks a lot.
Can I use 'pressure' instead of 'stress' in these sentences below?
1.stress-related diseases such as heart disease.
2.He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill.
3.I think his headaches are caused by stress.
4.Yoga is excellent for relieving/reducing stress.
Can I use 'stress' instead of' pressure' in these sentences below?
5.I'd like to help out, but I really haven't got time--pressure of work, you know!
6.the pressures of modern life
7.He works best under pressure.
8.He has never had enough time to sleep because of the pressure of schoolwork.
9.The pressure on doctors is increasing steadily.
10.a high pressure job
What is the difference in meaning between them if possible?
Thanks a lot.
Top answer
Anonymous Hi, Can I use 'pressure' instead of 'stress' in these sentences below? ) You can be pressured or feel pressured but that feeling can not cause pressure, it causes stress. A situation that causes stress can be called stressfull.
- Anonymous Hi, Can I use 'pressure' instead of 'stress' in these sentences below?
- ) You can be pressured or feel pressured but that feeling can not cause pressure, it causes stress.
- A situation that causes stress can be called stressfull.
- stress-related diseases such as heart disease.
- He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill.
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AnonymousHi,
Can I use 'pressure' instead of 'stress' in these sentences below?
Stress is a feeling or emotional response to pressure (and perhaps other things.) You can be pressured or feel pressured but that feeling can not cause pressure, it causes stress. A situation that causes stress can be called stressfull.
1.stress-related diseases such a
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jemaasjr
Hi jemaasjr,
Many thanks for your answer here. However, could you please help me with my questions as follows?
2.He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill. Pressure the better choice here.
Could you explain why 'stress' is not good here because the example is from the dictionary?
Do you mean the both
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