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   du·ress

   /d(y)əˈres/

   noun

   • 1. threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment: "confessions extracted under duress"
   • ▪ constraint illegally exercised to force someone to perform an act.
   • ▪ forcible restraint or imprisonment.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘harshness, severity, cruel treatment’): via Old French from Latin duritia, from durus ‘hard’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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