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- Dictionaryrestraint/rɪˈstreɪnt/
noun
- 1. a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control: "decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget"
- 2. unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control: "he urged the protestors to exercise restraint" Similar Opposite
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RESTRAINT definition: 1. calm and controlled behaviour: 2. something that limits the freedom of someone or something, or…. Learn more.
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
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.
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.
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.
restraint (somewhat formal) a decision, a rule, an idea, etc. that limits what you can do; the act of limiting something because it is necessary or sensible to do so: The new law has imposed restraints on exports to Russia.
A complete guide to the word "RESTRAINT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
RESTRAINT meaning: 1 : a way of limiting, controlling, or stopping something usually plural often + on; 2 : a device that limits a person's movement.
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self.
restrict, v. 1535–. Browse more nearby entries. restraint, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
