pressure-cooker
1. [ adjective ] very intense and demanding; stressful
Examples:

"subjecting children to a pressure-cooker situation in the school"

Related terms: intense
Similar spelling:   pressure-cook
  pressure_cooker
  pressure_group
  pressure-wash
  pressure_unit
  pressure_suit
  pressure_sore
  pressure_gage
  pressure_feed
  pressure_dome
  pressure_point
  pressure_level
  pressure_gauge
  pressure_cabin