Dictionary
forced
Pronunciation: (fôrst, fōrst), [key]—
adj.
1. enforced or compulsory:
forced labor.
2. strained, unnatural, or affected:
a forced smile.
3. subjected to force.
4. required by circumstances; emergency:
a forced landing of an airplane. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.