constraint
pronunciation
How to pronounce constraint in British English:
UK [kənˈstreɪnt]
How to pronounce constraint in American English:
US [kənˈstreɪnt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being physically constrained
- a device that retards something's motion
- the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
Word Origin
- constraint (n.)
- late 14c., "distress, oppression," from Old French constreinte "binding, constraint, compulsion" (Modern French contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, past participle of constreindre, from Vulgar Latin *constrinctus, from Latin constrictus (see constrain). Meaning "coercion, compulsion" is from 1530s.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Another credit constraint comes in the form of deposits .
- 2. That suggests the need for an institutional constraint .
- 3. The constraint on fresh thinking was on shameful display this week .
- 4. Does it face any constraint ?
- 5. Yet you do not specify your budget constraint .