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forced

  [fawrst, fohrst]
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–adjective
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 landing of an airplane.
Origin:
1540–50; force + -ed 2

Related forms:
forc⋅ed⋅ly  [fawr-sid-lee, fohr-] , adverb
forc⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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