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   re·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"
   • ▪ the action of keeping someone or something under control: "a policy of restraint in public spending"
   • ▪ deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement: "he remained aggressive and required physical restraint" Similar constraintcheckcontrolrestrictionlimitationcurtailmentreinbridlebrakedamperdeterrenthindranceimpedimentobstacleretardantinhibitioninformal:clampdownwet blanketconfinementcaptivitycustodydetentionimprisonmentinternmentincarcerationconstraintcommittalquarantinearrestarchaic:duressrare:detainmentOpposite incitement
   • ▪ a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement: "car safety restraints" Similar beltharnessstrap
   • 2. unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behavior; self-control: "he urged the protesters to exercise restraint" Similar self-controlself-restraintself-disciplinecontrolmoderationtemperatenessabstemiousnessnonindulgenceprudencejudiciousnessreserveself-restraintself-controlself-possessionlack of emotionsobrietycoldnessformalityaloofnessdetachmentreticenceuncommunicativenessOpposite abandonforwardnessoutspokenness
   • ▪ understatement, especially of artistic expression: "with strings and piano, all restraint vanished" Similar subtletymutednessunderstatednesstastetastefulnessdelicacydelicatenessdiscretiondiscriminationOpposite excessindulgence

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French restreinte, feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’ (see restrain).

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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.

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   RESTRAINT definition: 1. calm and controlled behaviour: 2. something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   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.

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   When talking about an object, a restraint is a device used to maintain control of something. For example, if your leg is operated on, the doctors will use a restraint to hold it still.

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   Definition of restraint noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour. They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected. I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › restraintRestraint - definition of restraint by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRESTRAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self.

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    RESTRAINT meaning: 1 : a way of limiting, controlling, or stopping something usually plural often + on; 2 : a device that limits a person's movement.