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• forced — [fo:st US fo:rst] adj 1.) a forced smile, laugh etc is not natural or sincere ▪ Oh, hello, said Eileen, with forced brightness. 2.) [only before noun] done suddenly and quickly because the situation makes it necessary, not because it was planned… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• forced — [fôrst] adj. 1. done or brought about by force; not voluntary; compulsory [forced labor] 2. produced or kept up by unusual effort; not natural or spontaneous; strained or constrained [a forced smile] 3. due to necessity or emergency [a forced… …   English World dictionary

• forced — [ fɔrst ] adjective 1. ) not sincere or natural: a forced smile 2. ) done or happening because the situation makes it necessary or because someone makes you do it: forced layoffs the forced resettlement of the refugees …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• forced — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)st[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A forced action is something that you do because someone else makes you do it. A system of forced labour was used on the cocoa plantations. 2) ADJ: ADJ n A forced action is something that you do because… …   English dictionary

• forced — forcedly /fawr sid lee, fohr /, adv. forcedness, n. /fawrst, fohrst/, adj. 1. enforced or compulsory: forced labor. 2. strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile. 3. subjected to force. 4. required by circumstances; emergency: a forced… …   Universalium

• forced — adjective 1) forced entry Syn: violent, forcible 2) forced repatriation Syn: enforced, forcible, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, imposed, required, stipulated, dictat …   Thesaurus of popular words

• forced — UK [fɔː(r)st] / US [fɔrst] adjective 1) not sincere or natural a forced smile 2) done or happening because the situation makes it necessary or because someone makes you do it forced redundancies the forced resettlement of the refugees …   English dictionary

• forced — /fɔst/ (say fawst) adjective 1. enforced or compulsory: forced labour. 2. strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile. 3. subjected to force. 4. emergency: forced landing of an aeroplane. 5. Mathematics denoting a change in a system caused… …  

• forced — adjective 1) forced repatriation Syn: enforced, compulsory, obligatory, mandatory, involuntary, imposed, required 2) a forced smile Syn: strained, unnatural, artificial, false …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• forced — adjective a) obtained forcefully, not naturally Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her. b) opened or accessed using force …   Wiktionary

• forced — [fɔːst] adj 1) not sincere or natural a forced smile[/ex] 2) done or happening because the situation makes it necessary or because someone makes you do it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English