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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•strained /kənˈstreɪnd/USA pronunciation adj. - forced;
awkward;
stiff:greeted the job candidate with a constrained smile.
forced to do something;
compelled:[be/feel + ~ + to + verb]felt constrained to donate some money. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•strained (kən strānd′),USA pronunciation adj. - forced, compelled, or obliged:a constrained confession.
- stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed:a constrained manner.
con•strain•ed•ly (kən strā′nid lē),USA pronunciation adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: constrained /kənˈstreɪnd/ adj - embarrassed, unnatural, or forced: a constrained smile
con•strain /kənˈstreɪn/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make (someone) do something;
compel: He was constrained to admit the offense. - to hold back;
repress or restrain:He constrained his impulse to tell her the secret.
con•strain•a•ble, adj. con•strain•er, n. [countable]con•strain•ing•ly, adv. See -strain-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•strain (kən strān′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to force, compel, or oblige:He was constrained to admit the offense.
- to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
- to repress or restrain:Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
- Latin constringere. See con-, strain1
- Anglo-French, Middle French constrei(g)n- (stem of constreindre)
- Middle English constrei(g)nen 1275–1325
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged coerce.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged check, bind.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged free.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: constrain /kənˈstreɪn/ vb (transitive)- to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige
- to restrain by or as if by force; confine
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere to bind together, from stringere to bindconˈstrainer n |