CONSTRAINED

constrained, forced, strained

(adjective) lacking spontaneity; not natural; “a constrained smile”; “forced heartiness”; “a strained smile”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

constrained

simple past tense and past participle of constrain

Adjective

constrained (comparative more constrained, superlative most constrained)

Kept within close bounds; confined.

Forced; compelled.

Source: Wiktionary

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Con*strained", a.

Definition: Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.

CONSTRAIN

Con*strain", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constrained; p.pr. & vb.n. Constraining.] Etym: [OF. constraindre, F. contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight. See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Conbstringere.]

1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or con He binds in hains The droway prophet, and his limbs constrains. Dryden. When winter frosts constrain the fields with old. Dryden.

2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. Gay.

3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. My sire in caves constrains the winds. Dryden.

4. To compel; to force; to necessiate; to oblige. The love of Christ constraineth us. 2. Cor. v. 14. I was constrained to appeal unto CActs xxviii. 19.

5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] Shak.

6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effet; as, a constrained voice.

Syn.

– To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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