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procrustean bed
Procrustean bed also procrustean bedn. An arbitrary standard to which exact conformity is forced.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | procrustean bed - a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualityprocrustean rule, procrustean standardcriterion, standard, touchstone, measure - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" |
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Procrustean bed
Procrustean bedA situation or place that someone is forced into, often violently. In Greek mythology, the giant Procrustes would capture people and then stretch or cut off their limbs to make them fit into his bed. This new law creates a Procrustean bed designed to get those people deemed undesirable by the local government to move out of the neighborhood.See also: bed, Procrusteana Procrustean bed something designed to produce conformity by unnatural or violent means. In Greek mythology, Procrustes was a robber who tied his victims to a bed, either stretching or cutting off their legs in order to to make them fit it. 1998 Spectator Intellectuals often employ their intellects for foolish purposes, forcing facts onto a Procrustean bed of theory. See also: bed, ProcrusteanEncyclopediaSeeProcrustesprocrustean bed
Related to procrustean bed: Procrustes, ProkrustesSynonyms for procrustean bednoun a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individualitySynonyms- procrustean rule
- procrustean standard
Related Words- criterion
- standard
- touchstone
- measure
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