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Definition of constrained adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

constrained

adjective
 
/kənˈstreɪnd/
 
/kənˈstreɪnd/
(formal)
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  1. not natural; forced or with too much control
    • constrained emotions
    • He seemed to be behaving in a strange and constrained manner.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    adverb
    • highly
    • severely
    • tightly
    • …
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