forced

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /fɔɹst/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɔːst/
(rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /fo(ː)ɹst/
(non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /foəst/
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Verb

forced

simple past tense and past participle of force

Adjective

forced (comparative more forced, superlative most forced)

Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.
Opened or accessed using force.

Synonyms

forcible

Derived terms

terms derived from forced

forced entry
forced labour
forced landing
forced laugh

forced march
forced sale
forced smile

Translations

obtained forcefully

Bulgarian: принудителен (bg) (prinuditelen)
Catalan: forçat (ca)
Czech: násilný (cs), vynucený, přinucený
Greek: βεβιασμένος (el) (veviasménos)

Japanese: とってつけた (tottetsuketa)
Portuguese: forçado (pt) m
Russian: принуди́тельный (ru) (prinudítelʹnyj), наси́льственный (ru) (nasílʹstvennyj), вы́нужденный (ru) (výnuždennyj)

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