Synonyms for duress
dʊˈrɛs, dyʊ-, ˈdʊər ɪs, ˈdyʊər-duress

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1. duress

   Bonds may be of cord, leather, or any other substance that can bind; chains are of linked metal. Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either. A shackle is a metallic ring, clasp, or bracelet-like fastening for encircling and restraining a limb: commonly one of a pair, used either for hands or feet. Bonds, fetters, and chains are used in a general way for almost any form of restraint. Gyves is now wholly poetic, and the other words are mostly restricted to the literary style; handcuffs is the specific and irons the general term in popular usage; as, the prisoner was put in irons. Bonds, chains, and shackles are frequently used in the metaphorical sense.

   Synonyms:
   bondage, bonds, chains, custody, durance, fetter, gyves, handcuffs, imprisonment, irons, manacles, shackles

Princeton's WordNet

1. duressnoun

   compulsory force or threat

   "confessed under duress"

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1. duressnoun

   Synonyms:
   constraint, restraint, captivity, confinement, imprisonment, durance

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1. List of paraphrases for "duress":

   coercion, compulsion, constraint, coercive, stress

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1. Tom Schueman:

   I think that was pretty tough for him in a lot of ways, because Zak joined with the US, allied with the US, essentially to have a more prosperous Afghanistan that he wanted to invest in, that he wanted to raise his family in, that he believed in, so, for him to make that decision to leave only came after like, significant duress, significant persecution … almost nightly death threats to his home.

2. Thomas Ullmann:

   One of the things you look for in a defendant in a death penalty case is remorse and an acceptance of responsibility, for Tsarnaev, his lawyers are looking for the duress of being under the influence of his older brother.

3. Josh Stech:

   Often people are in duress, they are going through a transaction that is unfamiliar and high stakes and typically there is a relocation, divorce or death involved.

4. Ali Vaez:

   Iran is quite experienced in living under economic duress ... In the past few years, its non-oil exports have grown significantly and so has their trade with neighboring countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, iran can also smuggle oil and generate some revenue.

5. Anita Ghanaei:

   The government wants to call him a cult leader because his teachings go against what they want us to hear, the Iranian government has created an environment where people are in duress, and once a person is in duress it is easier to hate than love.