1.
heavy pressure, crushing strain
A heavy, weighing-down pressure, usually figurative — the strain of responsibility, expectation, or a difficult situation. More literary and forceful than the everyday loanword プレッシャー.
重圧 combines 重 (heavy) and 圧 (pressure); it reads as a stronger, more formal word than プレッシャー.
Common collocations
- 重圧を感じる: to feel heavy pressure
- 重圧に耐える: to withstand crushing pressure
- 重圧に押しつぶされる: to be crushed by the pressure
Similar words
- プレッシャー: pressure — the everyday, more casual word
- 重圧: heavier, more literary; often used for institutional, historical, or life-defining strain
Related Words
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プレッシャー (pressure, stress)