restraint

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the of act controlling by restraining someone or something
    discipline in personal and social activities
    the state of being physically constrained
    a rule or condition that limits freedom
    lack of ornamentation
    a device that retards something's motion

Word Origin

restraint (n.)
"action of restraining; means of restraint," early 15c., from Old French restreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of restraindre (see restrain). Sense of "reserve" is from c. 1600.

Antonym

Example

1. But state-controlled media have shown far more restraint .
2. About 30 countries have imposed some form of trade restraint .
3. There must be restraint by all parties .
4. Yet restraint has not always helped israel either .
5. The new governor interpreted his mandate as standard republican fare of public-sector restraint and tax cuts .

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