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duress

du·ress

UK/djʊˈɹɛs/ US/d͡ʒʊˈɹɛs/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

compulsory force or threat

  • “confessed under duress”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).

Phrases

  • duress of circumstances
  • duress password

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