pres‧sur‧ized (
also pressurised British English) /ˈpreʃəraɪzd/
adjective [
Word Family: adjective:
pressed,
pressing,
pressurized,
pressured;
verb:
press,
pressure,
pressurize;
noun:
press,
pressure,
pressing]
1. if a container or space is pressurized, the air, gas, or liquid inside it is kept at a controlled pressure:
a pressurized aircraft cabin
a pressurized water reactor2. British English feeling worried, or making you feel worried, because of the number of things you have to do
Synonym : pressured:
I feel very pressurized at the moment. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲