DURESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does duress mean? • DURESS (noun)
The noun DURESS has 1 sense:
1. compulsory force or threat
Familiarity information: DURESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DURESS (noun)
Meaning:
Compulsory force or threat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
confessed under duress
Hypernyms ("duress" is a kind of...):
force (a powerful effect or influence)
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