peer pressure en · NOUN
Etymology
From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Inducement or influence by one's peers.
She vowed to give up drinking during the exam period, but eventually succumbed to peer pressure and was out drinking with her friends within a week of the resolution.
A successful response uses social forces such as peer pressure and altruism to help people adapt to changing circumstances. It delivers messages and support that promote self-reliance rather than encourage people to fall back on stressed state support.
2020 April 9, Ian Boyd, “We practised for a pandemic, but didn’t brace”, in Nature, volume 580, number 7802, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| peer pressures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (17)
pl presja rówieśnicza (inducement by one's peers) · cmn 同儕壓力 /同侪压力 (inducement by one's peers) · tr mahalle baskisi (inducement by one's peers) · es presión de parte de los coetáneos (inducement by one's peers) · ka თანატოლთა ზეწოლა (inducement by one's peers) · de Gruppenzwang (inducement by one's peers) · fr pression sociale (inducement by one's peers) · hu csoportnyomás (inducement by one's peers) · es presión de parte de los congéneres (inducement by one's peers) · nl groepsdruk (inducement by one's peers) · ja 同調圧力 (inducement by one's peers) · is hópþrýstingur (inducement by one's peers) · es presión de los pares (inducement by one's peers) · fr pression des pairs (inducement by one's peers) · sv grupptryck (inducement by one's peers) · es presión social (inducement by one's peers) · fi ryhmäpaine (inducement by one's peers)