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- Dictionaryrestraint/rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun
- 1. a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control: "decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget"
- 2. unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control: "he urged the protestors 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.
a. : an act of restraining : the state of being restrained. b (1) : a means of restraining : a restraining force or influence. (2) : a device that restricts movement. a restraint for children riding in cars. 2. : a control over the expression of one's emotions or thoughts.
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.
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 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."
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.
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.
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 restrain]
Restraint definition, a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint. See more.
Restraints are rules or conditions that limit or restrict someone or something. [...] 2. Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behavior. [...] More. Synonyms of 'restraint' • limitation, limit, check [...] • self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint [...] • constraint, limitation, inhibition [...] More.
