1. peer pressure - Noun
2. peer pressure - Verb
peer pressure (uncountable)
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.
peer pressure (third-person singular simple present peer pressures, present participle peer pressuring, simple past and past participle peer pressured)
To induce or influence (one's peers).
He was peer-pressured into taking drugs.
Peer pressure is just that: pressure. Jerry Spinelli
Hermits have no peer pressure. Steven Wright
The motives of these parents vary, many parents don't like the curriculum being taught to their kids, or are wary of the threat of peer pressure or the presence of drugs or violence lurking in too many of our schools today. Ernest Istook
Peer pressure is something everyone will face in school. You have to really go by what you think is the right thing to do. Turn to the friends you trust the most when you are put in a compromising situation. If your friends are making the wrong decision, then turn to your parents. Madisen Beaty
Peer pressure and social norms are powerful influences on behaviour, and they are classic excuses. Andrew Lansley
At the end of the day, just know that God made you, so you can be your own individual, and don't let people give you that peer pressure. Wyclef Jean