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duress
noun [U] /djʊˈres/
/duː-/ formalDefinition
(Definition of duress noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Causing somebody to act
Synonyms and related words:
- a kick up the arse/backside idiom
- arm-twisting noun
- bludgeon verb
- bounce sb into sth phrasal verb
- bulldoze verb
- coerce verb
- coercion noun
- dragoon sb into sth phrasal verb
- feed sb to the lions idiom
- force sb's hand idiom
- forcible adjective (GIVING NO CHOICE)
- hold sb to ransom idiom
- put the heat on sb idiom
- put/tighten the screws on sb idiom
- railroad verb
- ram sth down sb's throat idiom
- ram sth into sb phrasal verb
- reduce sb to sth phrasal verb
- shanghai verb
- trap verb
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