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peer pressure
[ peer presh-er ]
noun
- social pressure by members of one's peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted.
peer pressure
- The social influence a peer group exerts on its individual members, as each member attempts to conform to the expectations of the group. ( See conformity .)
Example Sentences
The headteacher said issues with social media had occurred with children as young as seven, in Year 3, while peer pressure for parents to give their children smartphones was commonplace by Year 5.
He said he also said he believed Disney had "succumb to peer pressure on political correctness, which has now given top dwarf actors less work".
Ms Owen said graduated driving licences would protect new drivers from peer pressure by stopping them from carrying peer-aged passengers.
She said parents felt peer pressure to buy smartphones for their children because it was becoming the norm for them to have one.
Lucy Gabriel has worked as a personal trainer since 2019, and was "peer pressured" into taking part in a Hyrox event by a friend.
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