D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Constrained

/kən-strānd'/ · Con·strained · IPA /kənˈstɹeɪnd/
01 a. Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
  1. 1.
    Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.