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单词 restraint
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restraint

[ ri-streynt ]
/ rɪˈstreɪnt /
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noun

a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
Sometimes restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body.
the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.
the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.
constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.

Origin of restraint

1350–1400; Middle English restreinte<Middle French restrainte, noun use of feminine past participle of restraindre to restrain

SYNONYMS FOR restraint

4 circumscription, restriction, imprisonment, incarceration.
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ANTONYMS FOR restraint

4 liberty.
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OTHER WORDS FROM restraint

o·ver·re·straint, nounpre·re·straint, noun

Words nearby restraint

restr., restrain, restrained, restrainer, restraining order, restraint, restraint of trade, restraint order, restrict, restricted, restricted class
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British Dictionary definitions for restraint

restraint
/ (rɪˈstreɪnt) /

noun

the ability to control or moderate one's impulses, passions, etcto show restraint
the act of restraining or the state of being restrained
something that restrains; restriction

Word Origin for restraint

C15: from Old French restreinte, from restreindre to restrain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for restraint

restraint
[ rĭ-strānt ]

n.

An instrument or a means of restraint to prevent the infliction of harm to self or others, such as a straightjacket.
Control or repression of feelings; constraint.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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