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Elena
what does "thrust upon mean"? "He played the character parts formerly thrust upon me"

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Forced upon has the same meaning as used in your example.
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"Thrust upon" is an expression usually referring to a situation in which someone has had a duty imposed upon himself that he would not otherwise choose.
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It means he played the parts but you didn't want to.

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