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constrained

/kənˈstɹeɪnd/

Meanings
verb
To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

Examples :

"The heavy workload constrained me to work late every night last week. "
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Related Words

Illustration pressuring

pressuring verb

/ˈpreʃərɪŋ/ /ˈprɛʃərɪŋ/

To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

"Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want."

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

The decision or judgement of a jury or court; a verdict.

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

Illustration creativity

creativity noun

/kɹieɪˈtɪvɪti/ /-ɾi/

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product that is useful to society.

"His creativity is unsurpassed by his fellow students in the art class."

Illustration resources

resources noun

/ɹɨˈzɔɹsɨz/

Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.

"The students used library resources like books and computers to complete their research project. "

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

In a physical manner.

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Illustration workload

workload noun

/ˈwɜːrkloʊd/ /ˈwɝkloʊd/

The amount of work assigned to a particular worker, normally in a specified time period

"The teacher's workload for the week was very heavy, with multiple assignments and tests. "

Illustration persuasion

persuasion noun

/pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n/ /pɚˈsweɪʒən/

The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.

"The student used persuasion to convince the teacher to extend the deadline for the assignment. "

Illustration response

response noun

/ɹɪˈspɒns/

An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

"My teacher asked for a response to the question, so I wrote an answer on the board. "

Illustration confined

confined verb

/kənˈfaɪnd/

To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.

"Because she had the flu, Maria was confined to her bed for three days. "

Illustration simplify

simplify verb

/ˈsɪmpləfaɪ/

To make simpler, either by reducing in complexity, reducing to component parts, or making easier to understand.

"To understand the problem better, we need to simplify the instructions. "

Illustration designer

designer noun

/dɪˈzaɪnɚ/

A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.

"My sister is a fashion designer, creating beautiful clothes for others. "

Illustration compelled

compelled verb

/kəmˈpɛld/

To drive together, round up

"The shepherd compelled the sheep into the pen for the night. "