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- [doo-res, dyoo-, doo r-is, dyoo r-]
- /dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-, ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər-/
- /djʊˈres/
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- [doo-res, dyoo-, doo r-is, dyoo r-]
- /dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-, ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər-/
Definitions of duress word
- noun duress compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint. 1
- noun duress Law. such constraint or coercion as will render void a contract or other legal act entered or performed under its influence. 1
- noun duress forcible restraint, especially imprisonment. 1
- noun duress Threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment. 1
- noun duress being forced 1
- noun duress law: coercion 1
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Origin of duress
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English duresse < Middle French duresse, -esce, -ece < Latin dūritia hardness, harshness, oppression, equivalent to dūr(us) hard + -itia -ice
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Parts of speech for Duress
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preposition
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duress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
duress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for duress
noun duress
- coercion — Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
Antonyms for duress
noun duress
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- liberty — freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- independence — a city in W Missouri: starting point of the Santa Fe and Oregon trails.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- powerlessness — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
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