duress
Constraint by threatConstraint by threat.
» A kiss under duress tastes bitter.
Поцелуй по принуждению вкус имеет горький. — salikh
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3 senses(uncountable)Constraint by threat.
Zwang, Nötigung
принужде́ниеprinuždénije, давле́ниеdavlénije
при́мусprýmus, зму́шуванняzmúšuvannja
compulsory force or threat
(uncountable)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.
заточе́ниеzatočénije, тюре́мное заключе́ниеtjurémnoje zaključénije
ув'я́зненняuvʺjáznennja
(obsolete, uncountable)Harsh treatment.
Examples
5 sentencesA kiss under duress tastes bitter.
ruПоцелуй по принуждению вкус имеет горький. — salikh
Yanni's personality changed because he was under such duress.
This contract was signed under duress and is therefore null and void.
He followed him under duress.
He was acting under duress.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardnInherited from Middle English duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.