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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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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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