duress
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duress
- /djʊˈɹɛs/ UK
- /d͡ʒʊˈɹɛs/ UK
- /duˈɹɛs/ US
- /dəˈɹɛs/ US
Rhymes with -ɛs
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).
noun
- Harsh treatment. […]the agreements[…]made with their landlords, during the time of ſlavery, are only the effect of dureſſe and force;[…].
- Constraint by threat. It is unclear when it was filmed and if she was under duress during filming.
- Restraint in which a person is influenced, whether by lawful or unlawful forceful compulsion of their liberty by monition or implementation of physical enforcement; legally for the incurring of civil liability, of a citizen's arrest, or of subrogation, or illegally for the committing of an offense, of forcing a contract, or of using threats.
verb duresses · duressing · duressed
- To put under duress; to pressure. Someone was duressing her.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: forced, forcible, coercive, coerce, coercion, enforcement, imposition, oppression, force, compulsion, danger, constraint, restraint, violence, limitation, hardship
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noun constraint by threat
| Español | coacción |
|---|---|
| Português | pressão, coerção |
| Français | contrainte |
| Deutsch | Zwang, Nötigung |
| Italiano | coazione |
| Română | obligare prin forță, constrângere |
| Русский | принужде́ние prinuždénije, давле́ние davlénije |
| العربية | إكْرَاه ʔikrāh |
noun confinement; imprisonment
| Italiano | confino, prigionia |
|---|---|
| Русский | заточе́ние zatočénije, тюре́мное заключе́ние tjurémnoje zaključénije |
Talk about this word "duress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duress "duress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duress.Cite this
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