forced /fɔːst $ fɔːrst/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ forceful , ↑ forcible , ↑ forced ; noun : ↑ force , ↑ forcefulness ; adverb : ↑ forcefully , ↑ forcibly ; verb : ↑ force ]
1 . a forced smile, laugh etc is not natural or sincere:
‘Oh, hello,’ said Eileen, with forced brightness.
2 . [only before noun] done suddenly and quickly because the situation makes it necessary, not because it was planned or wanted:
The plane had to make a forced landing in a field.
the forced repatriation of thousands of refugees