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constrained

[ kuhn-streynd ]

adjective

  1. forced, compelled, or obliged:

    a constrained confession.

  2. stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed:

    a constrained manner.



constrained

/ kənˈstreɪnɪdlɪ; kənˈstreɪnd /

adjective

  1. embarrassed, unnatural, or forced

    a constrained smile

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • constrainedly, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·ٰ·· [k, uh, n-, strey, -nid-lee], adverb
  • ܲcDz·ٰԱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of constrained1

First recorded in 1565–75; constrain + -ed 2
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The proposal would also erode SNAP’s role as an economic stabilizer during economic downturns, when more families become eligible and state revenues are most constrained.

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Whereas the citizen is constrained by the desires, beliefs, and choices of their fellow citizens, the businessman wields unilateral power within his domain.

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Reeves has committed against raising taxes or government budgets in her Spring Statement, due to be handed down next week - constrained by strict spending rules she set within the October Budget.

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The Welsh Local Government Association said while Wales' 22 councils took their responsibility to check sites "seriously", progress was "increasingly constrained by a lack of dedicated funding and specialist resources".

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On Monday, Sir Keir wrote to civil servants to promise reforms that would unshackle them from bureaucracy and stop their talent being "constrained".

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