obligated

2 definitions • 4 examples

to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something:

Subjects are not obligated to complete the survey.

I always felt a little obligated to have my hair cut at my friend's salon.

He laid out some product brochures in front of them saying, "But don't feel obligated."

feeling that you owe someone something because you are grateful for what they have done for you:

be/feel obligated to sb She felt obligated to him for all the help he had given her with her career.