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adjective
- 1. appearing forced or overly controlled: "he was acting in a constrained manner"
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CONSTRAINED definition: 1. forced to do something against your will: 2. Constrained behaviour is forced and unnatural: 3…. Learn more.
to limit someone's freedom, or to limit the way something develops or grows: Rising energy costs are constraining consumer and business spending. (Definition of constrain from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of constrain. constrain.
1. a. : to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation. Teenagers often feel constrained by rules. an artist constrained by a client's requirements. b. : to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode. 2. : compress. also : to clasp tightly. 3. : to secure by or as if by bonds : confine. constrained to a dungeon.
Constrained definition: forced, compelled, or obliged. See examples of CONSTRAINED used in a sentence.
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.
1. forced, compelled, or obliged. a constrained confession. 2. stiff or unnatural; uneasy or embarrassed. a constrained manner. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of constrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use constraint in a sentence. the act of constraining; the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action… See the full definition
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.
Definition of constrained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
