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[ adjective ] forced or compelled or put in force
Synonyms Examples "a life of enforced inactivity" "enforced obedience" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)In the calm which follows the reading of a poem , for_example , is the effect produced by the enforced quiet , by the musical quality of words and rhythm , by the sentiments or sense of the poem , by the associations with earlier readings , if it is familiar , by the boost to the self-esteem for the semi-literate , by the diversion of attention , by the sense of security in a legitimized withdrawal , by a kind license for some variety of fantasy_life regarded_as forbidden , or by half conscious ideas about the magical_power of words ? Related terms |
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