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Definition of
constrained adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
constrained
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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/
kənˈstreɪnd
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/
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formal
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not natural; forced or too controlled
constrained emotions
He seemed to be behaving in a strange and constrained manner.
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