duress C2 Topic:Register & Style US /duˈɹɛs/ UK /djʊˈɹɛs/ See IPA manual Freq #22123 Meanings 1 noun compulsory force or threat Confessed under duress. 2 noun Constraint by threat. It is unclear when it was filmed and if she was under duress during filming. 3 verb To put under duress; to pressure. Someone was duressing her. Thesaurus Word family Related forms endure Etymology Borrowed into Middle English from Old French duresse, from Latin duritia (“hardness”), from durus (“hard”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # duress **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /duˈɹɛs/ **IPA (UK):** /djʊˈɹɛs/ **Frequency rank:** 22123 ## Meanings 1. compulsory force or threat 2. Constraint by threat. 3. To put under duress; to pressure. ## Examples - Confessed under duress. - It is unclear when it was filmed and if she was under duress during filming. - Someone was duressing her. ## Related Forms - endure ## Etymology Borrowed into Middle English from Old French duresse, from Latin duritia (“hardness”), from durus (“hard”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown