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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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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.
The meaning of RESTRAINT is an act of restraining : the state of being restrained. How to use restraint in a sentence.
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 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. Synonyms: self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-possession More Synonyms of restraint.
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
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.
There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun restraint, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
RESTRAINT meaning: 1 : a way of limiting, controlling, or stopping something usually plural often + on; 2 : a device that limits a person's movement.
A complete guide to the word "RESTRAINT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
RESTRAINT definition: 1. control over your feelings 2. a control on something: . Learn more.
