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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.
something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits: constraint ofThe constraints of politeness wouldn't allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking. constraint onFinancial constraints on the company are preventing them from employing new staff.
Definition of constrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. [formal] Many working parents are too often constrained by inflexible working hours. [be VERB -ed] The company is constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff. [be VERB -ed to-infinitive]
Constrained definition: forced, compelled, or obliged. See examples of CONSTRAINED used in a sentence.
A constraint is something that exists rather than something that is made, although it may exist as a result of somebody’s decision.
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.
