Definition of constraint in English:

constraint

noun kənˈstreɪntkənˈstreɪnt

1A limitation or restriction.
time constraints make it impossible to do everything
the availability of water is the main constraint on food production
Example sentencesExamples
- The bandwidth constraints of the internet force us to find more concise ways to represent information.
- But, subject to that constraint, funders should reveal as much as possible as soon as possible.
- ‘We applied a much higher level of constraint than was used in the past,’ he says.
- The solution lies with Labour councillors, who must reverse this effective parking constraint and allow more parking space.
- They resent any constraint as an insult to their will to dominate and exercise power.
- They find a bleak life of constraint and alienation - not an heroic American salvation tale but a cold comfort saga.
- He said residents might be issued with information leaflets so they were aware of the constraints on Ryan.
- Foundation trusts will be subject to fewer checks and constraints over their actions.
- For the past two months, US officials have been seeking to wriggle free from this constraint.
- Some of the externally imposed limitations and constraints on our actions are evident to us.
- The report examines in some detail the impacts, opportunities and constraints of each option.
- Resistance from the medical community has been one important constraint.
- In the run-up to devolution it was widely expected that one of the main challenges would be fiscal constraint.
- Well I know that it's not my best work, and some of it is years old, used again partly because of financial constraint.
- That's occurring at a time when these capacity constraints are biting in some areas.
- He cultivates a sense of social responsibility in a marvellous vacuum of normal social constraints.
- However, opposition MPs said it could no longer hide behind operational constraints.
- Such constraints restrict the effectiveness of all humanitarian interventions.
- The main regulatory constraint in the post war period was the ceiling on interest rates.
- Nevertheless, it will be all but impossible to shed some of the space constraints.
Synonyms
restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein
hindrance, impediment, hampering, obstruction, handicap
1. 1.1mass noun Stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people.
  they would be able to talk without constraint
  Example sentencesExamples
  If a king is seeking freedom from constraint through disguise, the greatest freedom is to be had through disguising himself as a beggar.
  It includes the freedom to talk without constraint, to discuss, to debate, to inquire, to lobby, to petition, to assemble without fear, to protest.
  How good it would feel to be without constraint to spread the good news of the gospel to those who never saw the need for it.
  Then you help the person develop strategies to overcome that social constraint.
  Participants were allowed to talk without constraint for as long as they chose about what they considered quality reference service.
  Only once have I heard him laugh without constraint.
  Synonyms
  inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment
  restraint, reservedness, reticence, guardedness, formality, stand-offishness
  self-consciousness, awkwardness, forcedness, unnaturalness, woodenness, stiltedness

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'coercion'): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain).

Rhymes

acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint

Definition of constraint in US English:

constraint

nounkənˈstrāntkənˈstreɪnt

1A limitation or restriction.
time constraints make it impossible to do everything
the availability of water is the main constraint on food production
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We applied a much higher level of constraint than was used in the past,’ he says.
- The main regulatory constraint in the post war period was the ceiling on interest rates.
- Resistance from the medical community has been one important constraint.
- In the run-up to devolution it was widely expected that one of the main challenges would be fiscal constraint.
- For the past two months, US officials have been seeking to wriggle free from this constraint.
- They find a bleak life of constraint and alienation - not an heroic American salvation tale but a cold comfort saga.
- But, subject to that constraint, funders should reveal as much as possible as soon as possible.
- Some of the externally imposed limitations and constraints on our actions are evident to us.
- Foundation trusts will be subject to fewer checks and constraints over their actions.
- Nevertheless, it will be all but impossible to shed some of the space constraints.
- The report examines in some detail the impacts, opportunities and constraints of each option.
- Such constraints restrict the effectiveness of all humanitarian interventions.
- However, opposition MPs said it could no longer hide behind operational constraints.
- He cultivates a sense of social responsibility in a marvellous vacuum of normal social constraints.
- He said residents might be issued with information leaflets so they were aware of the constraints on Ryan.
- Well I know that it's not my best work, and some of it is years old, used again partly because of financial constraint.
- The bandwidth constraints of the internet force us to find more concise ways to represent information.
- The solution lies with Labour councillors, who must reverse this effective parking constraint and allow more parking space.
- They resent any constraint as an insult to their will to dominate and exercise power.
- That's occurring at a time when these capacity constraints are biting in some areas.
Synonyms
restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein
1. 1.1 Stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people.
  they would be able to talk without constraint
  Example sentencesExamples
  Participants were allowed to talk without constraint for as long as they chose about what they considered quality reference service.
  Then you help the person develop strategies to overcome that social constraint.
  How good it would feel to be without constraint to spread the good news of the gospel to those who never saw the need for it.
  If a king is seeking freedom from constraint through disguise, the greatest freedom is to be had through disguising himself as a beggar.
  It includes the freedom to talk without constraint, to discuss, to debate, to inquire, to lobby, to petition, to assemble without fear, to protest.
  Only once have I heard him laugh without constraint.
  Synonyms
  inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘coercion’): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain).

单词	constraint
释义	Definition of constraint in English: constraint noun kənˈstreɪntkənˈstreɪnt 1A limitation or restriction. time constraints make it impossible to do everything the availability of water is the main constraint on food production Example sentencesExamples The bandwidth constraints of the internet force us to find more concise ways to represent information. But, subject to that constraint, funders should reveal as much as possible as soon as possible. ‘We applied a much higher level of constraint than was used in the past,’ he says. The solution lies with Labour councillors, who must reverse this effective parking constraint and allow more parking space. They resent any constraint as an insult to their will to dominate and exercise power. They find a bleak life of constraint and alienation - not an heroic American salvation tale but a cold comfort saga. He said residents might be issued with information leaflets so they were aware of the constraints on Ryan. Foundation trusts will be subject to fewer checks and constraints over their actions. For the past two months, US officials have been seeking to wriggle free from this constraint. Some of the externally imposed limitations and constraints on our actions are evident to us. The report examines in some detail the impacts, opportunities and constraints of each option. Resistance from the medical community has been one important constraint. In the run-up to devolution it was widely expected that one of the main challenges would be fiscal constraint. Well I know that it's not my best work, and some of it is years old, used again partly because of financial constraint. That's occurring at a time when these capacity constraints are biting in some areas. He cultivates a sense of social responsibility in a marvellous vacuum of normal social constraints. However, opposition MPs said it could no longer hide behind operational constraints. Such constraints restrict the effectiveness of all humanitarian interventions. The main regulatory constraint in the post war period was the ceiling on interest rates. Nevertheless, it will be all but impossible to shed some of the space constraints. Synonyms restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein hindrance, impediment, hampering, obstruction, handicap 1.1mass noun Stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people. they would be able to talk without constraint Example sentencesExamples If a king is seeking freedom from constraint through disguise, the greatest freedom is to be had through disguising himself as a beggar. It includes the freedom to talk without constraint, to discuss, to debate, to inquire, to lobby, to petition, to assemble without fear, to protest. How good it would feel to be without constraint to spread the good news of the gospel to those who never saw the need for it. Then you help the person develop strategies to overcome that social constraint. Participants were allowed to talk without constraint for as long as they chose about what they considered quality reference service. Only once have I heard him laugh without constraint. Synonyms inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment restraint, reservedness, reticence, guardedness, formality, stand-offishness self-consciousness, awkwardness, forcedness, unnaturalness, woodenness, stiltedness Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'coercion'): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain). Rhymes acquaint, ain't, attaint, complaint, distraint, faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, restraint, saint, taint Definition of constraint in US English: constraint nounkənˈstrāntkənˈstreɪnt 1A limitation or restriction. time constraints make it impossible to do everything the availability of water is the main constraint on food production Example sentencesExamples ‘We applied a much higher level of constraint than was used in the past,’ he says. The main regulatory constraint in the post war period was the ceiling on interest rates. Resistance from the medical community has been one important constraint. In the run-up to devolution it was widely expected that one of the main challenges would be fiscal constraint. For the past two months, US officials have been seeking to wriggle free from this constraint. They find a bleak life of constraint and alienation - not an heroic American salvation tale but a cold comfort saga. But, subject to that constraint, funders should reveal as much as possible as soon as possible. Some of the externally imposed limitations and constraints on our actions are evident to us. Foundation trusts will be subject to fewer checks and constraints over their actions. Nevertheless, it will be all but impossible to shed some of the space constraints. The report examines in some detail the impacts, opportunities and constraints of each option. Such constraints restrict the effectiveness of all humanitarian interventions. However, opposition MPs said it could no longer hide behind operational constraints. He cultivates a sense of social responsibility in a marvellous vacuum of normal social constraints. He said residents might be issued with information leaflets so they were aware of the constraints on Ryan. Well I know that it's not my best work, and some of it is years old, used again partly because of financial constraint. The bandwidth constraints of the internet force us to find more concise ways to represent information. The solution lies with Labour councillors, who must reverse this effective parking constraint and allow more parking space. They resent any constraint as an insult to their will to dominate and exercise power. That's occurring at a time when these capacity constraints are biting in some areas. Synonyms restriction, limitation, curb, check, restraint, control, curtailment, damper, rein 1.1 Stiffness of manner and inhibition in relations between people. they would be able to talk without constraint Example sentencesExamples Participants were allowed to talk without constraint for as long as they chose about what they considered quality reference service. Then you help the person develop strategies to overcome that social constraint. How good it would feel to be without constraint to spread the good news of the gospel to those who never saw the need for it. If a king is seeking freedom from constraint through disguise, the greatest freedom is to be had through disguising himself as a beggar. It includes the freedom to talk without constraint, to discuss, to debate, to inquire, to lobby, to petition, to assemble without fear, to protest. Only once have I heard him laugh without constraint. Synonyms inhibition, uneasiness, embarrassment Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘coercion’): from Old French constreinte, feminine past participle of constraindre (see constrain).
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