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C0590900 (kən-strān′)tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. a. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit: "Legislators ... used the power of the purse to constrain the size of the military" (Julian E. Zelizer).b. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "She noticed her mother blushing and acting somewhat constrained in her conversation with the grandmother" (David Huddle).2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object to his behavior.3. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner: "This smile seemed to touch something off in her ... and playfully she constrained her own roguish smile" (Naeem Murr).

[Middle English constreinen, from Old French constraindre, constraign-, from Latin cōnstringere, to restrain, compress : com-, com- + stringere, to bind, press together; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]

con·strain′a·ble adj.con·strain′ed·ly (-strā′nĭd-lē) adv.con·strain′er n.

constrained

(kənˈstreɪnd) adjembarrassed, unnatural, or forced: a constrained smile. constrainedly adv

con•strained

(kənˈstreɪnd)

adj. 1. compelled. 2. stiff; uneasy: a constrained manner. [1565–75] con•strain′ed•ly, adv.

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constrained - lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"strained, forcedaffected, unnatural - speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression

constrained

adjective forced, reserved, guarded, inhibited, subdued, unnatural, reticent I realised, from his constrained smile, that he resented what I was saying.

constrained

adjectiveCharacterized by embarrassment and discomfort:awkward, uncomfortable, uneasy.

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adj forced

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adj characterized by embarrassment and discomfort

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adj lacking spontaneity

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