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語源

Inherited from 中期英語 duresse, from Old French duresse, from Latin dūritia (“hardness”), from dūrus (“hard”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /djʊˈɹɛs/, /d͡ʒʊˈɹɛs/
• (米国発音) IPA: /duˈɹɛs/
• 韻: -ɛs
• ハイフネーション: du‧ress

名詞

duress (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Harsh treatment.
   • 1790 November, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, and on the Proceedings in Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. […], London: […] J[ames] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 323:

     […] the agreements […] made with their landlords, during the time of ſlavery, are only the effect of dureſſe and force; […].

2. Constraint by threat.
   • 2023 October 17, Kim Willsher, “Mother of French-Israeli hostage begs for her return as Hamas releases video”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     It is unclear when it was filmed and if she was under duress during filming.

3. (law) 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.

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動詞

duress (third-person singular simple present duresses, present participle duressing, simple past and past participle duressed)

1. To put under duress; to pressure.

   Someone was duressing her.

   The small nation was duressed into giving up territory.

派生語

Further reading

• “duress”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• Druses, Suders, druses, sudser