forced

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /fɔɹst/
• (RP) IPA: /fɔːst/
• (rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /fo(ː)ɹst/
• (non-rhotic, non-horse-hoarse) IPA: /foəst/

Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of force

Adjective

forced

1. Obtained forcefully, not naturally.

   The forced labor went on for 14 years.

2. Opened or accessed using force.
3. Produced by strain; not spontaneous; unsincere.

   forced laughter

Synonyms

• forcible

Translations

• French: forcé
• German: erzwungen
• Portuguese: forçado
• Russian: принуди́тельный

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