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Unnatural, awkward or contrived in nature or behavior
“Certainly, he is more believable when he's doing anger and hardness than when he deploys his constrained smile.”
Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
Repressed or suppressed, especially of emotions or impulses
Obliged by law, circumstances, or duty to do something
Constrained under authority or power
Reserved
Having been imposed or established by authority
Intimidated or overwhelmed by an overbearing significant other
Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring
With no alternative but
Using, exercising or showing caution
Liable to be brought to account or held responsible
Given to or marked by restraint or moderation
To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations
“He argues that the main plot of the post-Stalin years was the waning of administrative pressure, but his sources constrain him to tell the story of reforms.”
Past tense for to limit, restrict, or inhibit
“Help me, O God, to scrub away the guilt, to flush away the regrets, to polish and oil the rusty hinges that constrain my spirit.”
Past tense for severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of
“As a result, domestic laws and policies in a wide range of areas need to be changed to make them compliant with these rules, even though this will severely restrict or constrain possible policy options in many areas.”
Past tense for to hamper or hinder the development or activity of
Past tense for to overcome or bring under control
Past tense for to bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened
Past tense for to regulate the speed or amount of something given or administered
Past tense for to keep within certain limits
Past tense for to imprison, confine or incarcerate someone
Past tense for to require something to be brought about
Past tense for to have a significant influence on
Past tense for to cause physical pain to
Past tense for to refrain from doing something
Past tense for to extort something, especially money, from someone by putting them under strong pressure
Past tense for to command the doing of by one's authority
Emphasizing insignificance
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