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   constrained

   /kənˈstreɪnd/

   adjective

   • 1. appearing forced or overly controlled: "he was acting in a constrained manner"
   • ▪ severely restricted in scope, extent, or activity: "many families are operating under constrained budgets"

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   • 1. constrainedly adverb

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   What does constrained mean?

   • Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! constrained definition: 1. forced to do something against your will: 2. Constrained behaviour is forced and unnatural: 3…. Learn more.

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   What is a constrain verb?

   • Definition of constrain verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [usually passive] to force somebody to do something or behave in a particular way be/feel constrained to do something The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. The company said that it was constrained to raise prices.

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   What do you mean by constraint?

   • CONSTRAINT definition: 1. something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits: 2. unnatural…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a person feels constrained?

   • be/feel constrained from doing something She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of losing her job. Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together’. Definition of constrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Constrained means forced to do something against your will or behave in a particular way. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms and translations.

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     CONSTRAINED meaning: 1. forced to do something against your...

   • Znaczenie Constrained, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     constrained definicja: 1. forced to do something against...

   • Constitutive

     CONSTITUTIVE definition: 1. forming part of something: 2....

   • Constitutionally

     CONSTITUTIONALLY definition: 1. according to the rules in a...

   • Constitutionality

     CONSTITUTIONALITY definition: 1. the quality of being...

   • Constrain

     to control and limit something: The country's progress was...

   • Constraint

     CONSTRAINT definition: 1. something that controls what you...

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   Constrain means to control and limit something or someone. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms and translations.

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   Constrain is a verb that means to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for constrain.

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   Something that's constrained is forced, unnatural and not very spontaneous — kind of like a linebacker trying to perform the ballet Swan Lake. Constrained contains the word strained for a reason. Mostly because anyone that's constrained is feeling a fair amount of strain because of it.

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   CONSTRAINT definition: 1. something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits: 2. unnatural…. Learn more.

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   Constrain means to force or limit somebody or something. Learn how to use it in sentences, with synonyms and examples, and see its origin and usage notes.

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   Constrained definition: forced, compelled, or obliged. See examples of CONSTRAINED used in a sentence.