Constrain

noun

verb — past tense: constrained ; past participle: constrained ; present participle: constraining ;

1.: (TRANSITIVE) (to compel, to oblige, embarrassed, repressed, unnatural) បង្ខិតបង្ខំ constrain compliance បង្ខំ, បង្គាប់, បញ្ជា, (Modesty) constrains (him) ទប់
Example: I feel constrained to write and complain in the strongest possible terms.
2.: (បច្ចេកទេស) បង្ខិតបង្ខំ, ឃុំឃាំង, ដាក់កំហិតព្រំដែន

ENGLISH MEANING

verb — past tense: constrained ; past participle: constrained ; present participle: constraining ;

1.: (TRANSITIVE) To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe.
2.: (TRANSITIVE) To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.
3.: (TRANSITIVE) To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.
4.: (TRANSITIVE) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
5.: (TRANSITIVE) To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.

Synonyms

អត្ថន័យផ្សេងទៀត