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- Dictionaryre·straint/rəˈstrānt/
noun
- 1. a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits: "decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget"
- 2. unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behavior; self-control: "he urged the protesters to exercise restraint" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of RESTRAINT is an act of restraining : the state of being restrained. How to use restraint in a sentence.
something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or that prevents something from growing or increasing: government spending restraints. Lack of space is the main restraint on the firm's expansion plans. During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay / wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment. Synonyms.
Restraint is the act of holding something back. For example, if you exercise restraint over your emotions, you won't burst out into tears in public. As you may have guessed from its similar spelling, the word restraint comes from the verb restrain, which in turn comes from the Latin word restringere, meaning "draw back tightly, confine, check."
the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking. the state or fact of being restrained; restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement. Synonyms: imprisonment, incarceration, restriction, circumscription. Antonyms: liberty. constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc. restraint. / rɪˈstreɪnt / noun.
3 meanings: 1. the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etc 2. the act of restraining or the state of being.... Click for more definitions.
1. a. : to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something. restrained the child from jumping. b. : to limit, restrict, or keep under control. try to restrain your anger. 2. : to moderate or limit the force, effect, development, or full exercise of. restrain trade. 3. : to deprive of liberty. especially : to place under arrest or restraint.
1. a restraining action or influence. 2. a means of restraining. 3. a device that restrains, as a harness. 4. the act of restraining. 5. the state or fact of being restrained; confinement.
A restraint is also something that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of somebody else’s decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable: moral/ social/ cultural restraints.
restraint (somewhat formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so: The new law has imposed restraints on exports to Russia.
From Longman Business Dictionary re‧straint /rɪˈstreɪnt/ noun [ countable, uncountable] a rule or principle limiting what countries, companies etc can sell, advertise, buy etc Beijing promised to ease import restraints and buy more U.S. products.
