pression

American  

[presh-uhn] / ˈprɛʃ ən /

noun

plural

pressions

1. the act of pressing; pressure.

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Example Sentences

Dans nos foyers, au bureau ou entre amis, une sorte de pression sévit.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2016

Thanks to Talon's spectacular growth and a new American Viscose Corp. rayon plant, it scarcely felt the de pression of the '305.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the past six weeks he had been a voluntary patient for chronic manic de pression at a psychiatric hospital in suburban Washington.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 42, Harbison is developing a greater depth of ex pression with each new work.

From Time Magazine Archive

Les trois grandes réformes qui ont renouvelé l'Angleterre, la liberté religieuse, la réforme parlementaire, et la liberté économique, ont été obtenues sous la pression des organisations extra-constitutionnelles.—Ostrogorski,

From A Lecture on the Study of History by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron