Duress

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Coercion or the use of threats to compel someone to act against their own will or judgement.

“Her solicitor argued that she had signed the documents under duress and sought to have them overturned.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

du·ress

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Synonyms

coercioncompulsionconstraint

Antonyms

freedomfree will

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Anagrams of Duress

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druses

Words you can make from Duress

Shorter words formed from the letters in “duress”.

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