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Noun [English]

Forms: peer pressures [plural]
Etymology: From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang. Etymology templates: {{com|en|peer|pressure}} peer + pressure Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} peer pressure (usually uncountable, plural peer pressures)
  1. Inducement or influence by one's peers. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (inducement by one's peers): 同儕壓力 (Chinese Mandarin), 同侪压力 (tóngchái yālì) (Chinese Mandarin), groepsdruk [masculine] (Dutch), ryhmäpaine (Finnish), pression des pairs [feminine] (French), pression sociale [feminine] (French), თანატოლთა ზეწოლა (tanaṭolta zec̣ola) (Georgian), Gruppenzwang [masculine] (German), csoportnyomás (Hungarian), hópþrýstingur [masculine] (Icelandic), 同調圧力 (dōchōatsuryoku) (Japanese), presja rówieśników [feminine] (Polish), presja rówieśnicza [feminine] (Polish), presión de los pares [feminine] (Spanish), presión social [feminine] (Spanish), grupptryck [neuter] (Swedish), mahalle baskisi (Turkish)
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Verb [English]

Forms: peer pressures [present, singular, third-person], peer pressuring [participle, present], peer pressured [participle, past], peer pressured [past]
Etymology: From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang. Etymology templates: {{com|en|peer|pressure}} peer + pressure Head templates: {{en-verb}} peer pressure (third-person singular simple present peer pressures, present participle peer pressuring, simple past and past participle peer pressured)
  1. (transitive, informal) To induce or influence one's peers. Tags: informal, transitive
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      "form": "peer pressured",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peer pressured",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "peer pressure (third-person singular simple present peer pressures, present participle peer pressuring, simple past and past participle peer pressured)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He was peer-pressured into taking drugs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To induce or influence one's peers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "induce",
          "induce"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) To induce or influence one's peers."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ruth Strang"
  ],
  "word": "peer pressure"
}

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