Peer pressure
noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Inducement or influence by one's peers. uncountable, usually
"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."
Verb
- 1 To induce or influence one's peers. informal, transitive
"He was peer-pressured into taking drugs."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"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."
Etymology
From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang.