How to Pronounce "duty bound"

expression

ˈdjuti/, /ˈduti/ /ˈbaʊnd

DOO-tee bound or DYOO-tee bound

djˈuːti/ /bˈaʊnd

DYOO-tee BOUND

Definition

If you are duty bound to do something, you feel you have a moral or official responsibility to do it, even if you do not want to.

American English

ˈdjuti/, /ˈduti/ /ˈbaʊnd

British English

djˈuːti/ /bˈaʊnd

DOO-tee bound or DYOO-tee bound

DYOO-tee BOUND

As a doctor, she felt duty bound to help the injured man.

We are duty bound to tell the truth.

He felt duty bound to report the problem to his manager.

I'm duty bound to keep this information confidential.