a forced laugh

Translations
натянутая усмешка
She let out a forced laugh when she heard the awkward joke.
Она выдала натянутую усмешку, когда услышала неловкую шутку.
Definitions
A laugh that is not genuine, but is produced deliberately, often to be polite, hide true feelings, or conform to social expectations.
Words
a

article or possessive pronoun
неопределённый артикль
forced

adjective
натянутый
laugh

noun
смех