restraint
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noun
1.
a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
2.
Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body.
3.
the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.
4.
the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.
5.
constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English restreinte < Middle French restrainte, noun use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain
1350–1400; Middle English restreinte < Middle French restrainte, noun use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain
Related forms
o·ver·re·straint, noun
pre·re·straint, noun
Synonyms
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
4. circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
Antonyms
4. liberty.
4. liberty.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc: to show restraint |
| 2. | the act of restraining or the state of being restrained |
| 3. | something that restrains; restriction |
| [C15: from Old French restreinte, from restreindre to | |
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Word Origin & History
restraint
"action of restraining," c.1400, from O.Fr. restrainte, prop. fem. pp. of restraindre (see restrain). Meaning "means of restraint" is recorded from early 15c.
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Medical Dictionary
restraint re·straint (rĭ-strānt')
n.
An instrument or a means of restraint to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others, such as a straightjacket.
control or repression of feelings; constraint.
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Example sentences
So, the decision to end the restraint was widely welcomed.
Living with artistic and social restraint is thus the thematic connection between much of the work.
Over the last decade, his restraint has become more elegant, his reservoir of feeling more profound.
Unions and employers agreed to a three-year period of wage restraint as part of a programme for national recovery.
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