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constraining
con·strain C0590900 (kən-strān′)tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. a. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit: "Legislators ... used the power of the purse to constrain the size of the military" (Julian E. Zelizer).b. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "She noticed her mother blushing and acting somewhat constrained in her conversation with the grandmother" (David Huddle).2. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object to his behavior.3. To produce in a forced or inhibited manner: "This smile seemed to touch something off in her ... and playfully she constrained her own roguish smile" (Naeem Murr).
[Middle English constreinen, from Old French constraindre, constraign-, from Latin cōnstringere, to restrain, compress : com-, com- + stringere, to bind, press together; see streig- in Indo-European roots.]
con·strain′a·ble adj.con·strain′ed·ly (-strā′nĭd-lē) adv.con·strain′er n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | constraining - restricting the scope or freedom of actionconfining, limiting, restricting, constrictiverestrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" |
IdiomsSeeconstrainconstraining
Synonyms for constrainingadj restricting the scope or freedom of actionSynonyms- confining
- limiting
- restricting
- constrictive
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