"forced" meaning in English

See forced in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fɔɹst/ [General-American], /fɔːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fo(ː)ɹst/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /foəst/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-forced.ogg [US] Forms: more forced [comparative], most forced [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)st, -oɹst, -oːɹst, -oəst Head templates: {{en-adj}} forced (comparative more forced, superlative most forced)
  1. Obtained forcefully, not naturally. Translations (obtained forcefully): məcburi (Azerbaijani), принудителен (prinuditelen) (Bulgarian), forçat (Catalan), násilný (Czech), vynucený (Czech), přinucený (Czech), forcé [masculine] (French), βεβιασμένος (veviasménos) (Greek), とってつけた (tottetsuketa) (Japanese), forçado [masculine] (Portuguese), принуди́тельный (prinudítelʹnyj) (Russian), наси́льственный (nasílʹstvennyj) (Russian), вы́нужденный (výnuždennyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-forced-en-adj-SNqm88Cj Disambiguation of 'obtained forcefully': 86 6 8
  2. Opened or accessed using force.
    Sense id: en-forced-en-adj-vmNkBNBN
  3. Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.
    Sense id: en-forced-en-adj-0yhlMCsa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forcible

Verb

IPA: /fɔɹst/ [General-American], /fɔːst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fo(ː)ɹst/ (note: rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger), /foəst/ (note: non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) Audio: en-us-forced.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)st, -oɹst, -oːɹst, -oəst Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} forced
  1. simple past and past participle of force Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: force
    Sense id: en-forced-en-verb-vzxQUzj- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 16 18 43

Alternative forms

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