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   restraint

   /rɪˈstreɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control: "decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget"
   • ▪ the action of keeping someone or something under control: "a policy of restraint in public spending"
   • ▪ deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement: "he remained aggressive and required physical restraint" Similar constraintcheckcontrolrestrictionlimitationcurtailmentreinbridlebrakedamperdeterrenthindranceimpedimentobstacleretardantinhibitioninformal:clampdownwet blanketconfinementcaptivitycustodydetentionimprisonmentinternmentincarcerationconstraintcommittalquarantinearrestarchaic:duressrare:detainmentOpposite incitement
   • ▪ a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement: "car safety restraints" Similar beltharnessstrap
   • 2. unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control: "he urged the protestors to exercise restraint" Similar self-controlself-restraintself-disciplinecontrolmoderationtemperatenessabstemiousnessnon-indulgenceprudencejudiciousnessreserveself-restraintself-controlself-possessionlack of emotionsobrietycoldnessformalityaloofnessdetachmentreticenceuncommunicativenessOpposite abandonforwardnessoutspokenness
   • ▪ understatement, especially of artistic expression: "with strings and piano, all restraint vanished" Similar subtletymutednessunderstatednesstastetastefulnessdelicacydelicatenessdiscretiondiscriminationOpposite excessindulgence

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French restreinte, feminine past participle of restreindre ‘hold back’ (see restrain).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › restraintRESTRAINT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   RESTRAINT definition: 1. calm and controlled behaviour: 2. something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or…. Learn more.

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   How to use restraint in a sentence. an act of restraining : the state of being restrained; a means of restraining : a restraining force or influence… See the full definition

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   Restraint is the act of holding something back. For example, if you exercise restraint over your emotions, you won't burst out into tears in public.

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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; restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › restraintRestraint - definition of restraint by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a restraining action or influence. 2. a means of restraining. 3. a device that restrains, as a harness. 4. the act of restraining. 5. the state or fact of being restrained; confinement.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionrestraint noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   A restraint is also something that exists: it can exist outside yourself, as the result of somebody else’s decision; but it can also exist inside you, as a fear of what other people may think or as your own feeling about what is acceptable: moral/ social/ cultural restraints.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › restraintRESTRAINT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Restraint is calm, controlled, and unemotional behaviour. They behaved with more restraint than I'd expected. I'll speak to the staff and ask them to exercise restraint and common sense. Synonyms: self-control, self-discipline, self-restraint, self-possession More Synonyms of restraint.