Word of the day: Duress

Duress: coerção, coação, constrangimento, força, ameaça.

Synonyms: pressure, force, threat, coercion, compulsion, constraint, forcible restraint or restriction, compulsion by threat; specifically unlawful constraint

“This research inspired a character herself under duress.”

“Duress against any worker is utterly against the community's expectation of how an employer should behave.” (wordhippo.com)