Vocabulary
Duress
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement.
Urdu meaning
سخت، جبر، دباﺅ، ناجائز تشدد
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Since April, more than half a million have returned, many under duress.
- Yet this treaty too is currently under significant duress.
- It echoes the 2008 Murree Accord extracted under duress from a desperate, besieged population, under the influence of the Haqqanis who wanted their road to Afghanistan through Kurram.
- Democracy cannot be implemented under duress.
Synonyms
coercion, compulsion, force, pressure, pressurization, intimidation, threats
Curator example
“confessions extracted under duress”
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