Due to being forced rather than by choice.

simple past tense and past participle of pit against

(transitive) To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something. / (transitive) To cause an individual to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of set against

present participle of set against

(idiomatic) Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability.

(idiomatic) To defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.

(now chiefly law) A very destructive and immoral act; later specifically, something causing widespread human misery or loss of life; an atrocity.

(transitive) To begin to encounter problems with (someone or something).

To touch something with one's body. / To touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner. / (of animals) To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention.