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(djʊəres, US dʊr-)

uncountable noun [usu under N]

To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you.

[formal]

He thought her confession had been made under duress.

Synonyms: pressure, threat, constraint, compulsion More Synonyms of duress

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duress in British English

(djʊˈrɛs, djʊə-)

noun

compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress)

2. law

the illegal exercise of coercion

confinement; imprisonment

Word origin

C14: from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia hardness, from dūrus hard

duress in American English

(dʊˈrɛs; djʊˈrɛs)

noun

imprisonment

the use of force or threats; compulsion

a confession signed under duress

Word origin

ME dures < OFr durece < L duritia, hardness, harshness < durus, hard < IE base *deru-, tree, oak (orig. ? hard) > tree

Examples of 'duress' in a sentence
duress

They only do it under extreme duress.Again my mother had accepted this under extreme duress.He is paid to make those calls and must be allowed to make them free of outside influence or duress.You made no financial benefit from this and you did it under duress and threats were made to your family.If you meet a fatigued and distressed junior doctor in the next few weeks it is more than likely that much of their duress was entirely avoidable.But it is his characters, men and women who are forced to find their humanity amid extreme suffering and duress, who make this book memorable.

1 (noun) in the sense of pressure

Definition

physical or moral pressure used to force someone to do something

Her confession had been made under duress.

Synonyms

pressure

He may be putting pressure on her to agree.

threat

constraint

People are not morally responsible for that which they do under constraint or compulsion.

compulsion

Students learn more when they are in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

coercion

It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.

2 (noun) in the sense of imprisonment

Synonyms

imprisonment

She was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment.

restraint

There was a meeting and he was put under restraint.

constraint

She feels no constraint in discussing private matters.

hardship

captivity

He was released today after more than two months of captivity.

confinement

She had been held in solitary confinement for four months.

incarceration

her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital

Additional synonyms

in the sense of captivity

Definition

the state of being kept in confinement

He was released today after more than two months of captivity.

Synonyms

confinement,

custody,

detention,

imprisonment,

incarceration,

internment,

durance (archaic),

restraint

in the sense of coercion

It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation.

Synonyms

force,

pressure,

threats,

bullying,

constraint,

intimidation,

compulsion,

duress,

browbeating,

strong-arm tactics (informal)

in the sense of compulsion

Definition

compelling or being compelled

Students learn more when they are in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

Synonyms

force,

pressure,

obligation,

constraint,

urgency,

coercion,

duress,

demand

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单词	duress
释义	Trends of duress View usage for: duress (djʊəres, US dʊr-) uncountable noun [usu under N] To do something under duress means to do it because someone forces you to do it or threatens you. [formal] He thought her confession had been made under duress. Synonyms: pressure, threat, constraint, compulsion More Synonyms of duress More Synonyms of duress duress in British English (djʊˈrɛs, djʊə-) noun 1. compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress) 2. law the illegal exercise of coercion 3. confinement; imprisonment Word origin C14: from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia hardness, from dūrus hard duress in American English (dʊˈrɛs; djʊˈrɛs) noun 1. imprisonment 2. the use of force or threats; compulsion a confession signed under duress Word origin ME dures < OFr durece < L duritia, hardness, harshness < durus, hard < IE base deru-, tree, oak (orig. ? hard) > tree Examples of 'duress' in a sentence duress They only do it under extreme duress. The Sun (2011) Again my mother had accepted this under extreme duress. Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) He is paid to make those calls and must be allowed to make them free of outside influence or duress. The Sun (2012) You made no financial benefit from this and you did it under duress and threats were made to your family. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If you meet a fatigued and distressed junior doctor in the next few weeks it is more than likely that much of their duress was entirely avoidable. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But it is his characters, men and women who are forced to find their humanity amid extreme suffering and duress, who make this book memorable. Times, Sunday Times (2008) 1 (noun) in the sense of pressure Definition physical or moral pressure used to force someone to do something Her confession had been made under duress. Synonyms pressure He may be putting pressure on her to agree. threat constraint People are not morally responsible for that which they do under constraint or compulsion. compulsion Students learn more when they are in classes out of choice rather than compulsion. coercion It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation. 2 (noun) in the sense of imprisonment Synonyms imprisonment She was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. restraint There was a meeting and he was put under restraint. constraint She feels no constraint in discussing private matters. hardship captivity He was released today after more than two months of captivity. confinement She had been held in solitary confinement for four months. incarceration her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital Additional synonyms in the sense of captivity Definition the state of being kept in confinement He was released today after more than two months of captivity. Synonyms confinement, custody, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, durance (archaic), restraint in the sense of coercion It was vital that the elections should be free of coercion or intimidation. Synonyms force, pressure, threats, bullying, constraint, intimidation, compulsion, duress, browbeating, strong-arm tactics (informal) in the sense of compulsion Definition compelling or being compelled Students learn more when they are in classes out of choice rather than compulsion. Synonyms force, pressure, obligation, constraint, urgency, coercion, duress, demand Nearby words of duress duplicity durable duration duress during dusk dusky Synonyms of 'duress' duress Explore 'duress' in the dictionary*
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