damage limitationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ lɪm.ɪˌteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈdæm.ɪdʒ lɪm.ɪˌteɪ.ʃən/also damage controlthe process of limiting the damaging effects of an action or mistake, or the attempt in war to use careful planning to avoid unnecessary death:
The government is involved in a damage-limitation exercise to minimize the effects of the scandal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- debilitate
- delimit
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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