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Dictionary: forced   (fôrst, fōrst) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Imposed by force; involuntary: was condemned to a life of forced labor; a plane that made a forced landing.
  2. Produced under strain; not spontaneous: forced laughter.

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adjective

  1. Done under force: compulsory. See willing/unwilling.
  2. Not natural or spontaneous: contrived, effortful, labored, strained. See true/false.

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Definition: compulsory, strained
Antonyms: noncompulsory, spontaneous, unforced, voluntary


Done by force.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Done or produced with effort.

pronunciation There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides. — John Stuart Mill (1806-1873).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tvungen, tvangs-, unaturlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedwongen, geforceerd

Français (French)
adj. - forcé, contraint, peu naturel, (Hort) forcé (plante)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gezwungen, gekünstelt, forciert, erzwungen, Zwangs-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταναγκαστικός, εκβιαστικός, υποχρεωτικός, βεβιασμένος, υποχρεωμένος, πιεζόμενος, ζορισμένος, προσποιητός, ψεύτικος

Italiano (Italian)
forzato, obbligato, costretto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - forçado

Русский (Russian)
вынужденный, принудительный, неестественный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obligado, forzoso, forzado, a presión

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvingad, forcerad, tillkämpad, framdriven

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
被迫的, 用力的, 强迫的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被迫的, 用力的, 強迫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강요 된, 강제적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強いられた, 無理な, 不自然な, 強制的な

idioms:

  • forced landing    不時着
  • forced march    強行軍

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قسري , متكلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מעושה, מאולץ‬


 
 
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