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constrained

CEFR: C1

Severely bounded, restricted, or limited by scarce resources, structural limits, or regulations.

Synonyms

circumscribed
restricted

Common Collocations

severely constrained
constrained by budget
feel constrained

Example Sentence

Public hospital throughput was severely constrained by acute shortages of specialized nursing staff.

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