urgency vs pressure

pressure vs urgency

urgency and pressure both are nouns.

urgency is not a verb while pressure is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
urgency	Yes	No	No	No
pressure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pressure is a hyponym of urgency; that is, pressure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than urgency:

urgency: the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
pressure: the state of demanding notice or attention

Other hyponyms of urgency include haste, hurry, imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, criticality, criticalness, cruciality.

urgency (noun)	pressure (noun)
pressing importance requiring speedy action	the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
insistent solicitation and entreaty	a force that compels
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity	the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
an urgent situation calling for prompt action	the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
	the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
	the state of demanding notice or attention
	an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

urgency (verb)	pressure (verb)
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
	exert pressure on someone through threats

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