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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ress /dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- compulsion by threat or force;
coercion:He had signed the confession under duress.
See -dur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ress (dŏŏ res′, dyŏŏ-, dŏŏr′is, dyŏŏr′-),USA pronunciation n. - compulsion by threat or force;
coercion;
constraint. - Lawsuch constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence.
- forcible restraint, esp. imprisonment.
- Latin dūritia hardness, harshness, oppression, equivalent. to dūr(us) hard + -itia -ice
- Middle French duresse, -esce, -ece
- Middle English duresse 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged intimidation, pressure, bullying, browbeating.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duress /djʊˈrɛs djʊə-/ n - compulsion by use of force or threat; constraint; coercion (often in the phrase under duress)
- confinement; imprisonment
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia hardness, from dūrus hard |