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pressurized
pressurized (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 reactor
2. British English feeling worried, or making you feel worried, because of the number of things you have to do
   SYN  pressured:
    I feel very pressurized at the moment.