Anonymous

“Hi,
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 as heart disease.   Stress the better choice

2.He's under lots of stress because his wife is very ill. Pressure the better choice here.

3.I think his headaches are caused by stress. Stress the better word here.

4.Yoga is excellent for relieving/reducing stress. Stress better but pressure okay.

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! Stress a bad choice.

6.the pressures of modern life.   pressure/stress both okay

7.He works best under pressure. (and has a lot of stress.)Pressure better

8.He has never had enough time to sleep because of the pressure of schoolwork.  no to stress.

9.The pressure on doctors is increasing steadily. stress or pressure okay

10.a high pressure job    stress or pressure okay.

What is the difference in meaning between them if possible?

Thanks a lot.

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