restraint
[noun]
Synonyms:
- self-control, control, inhibition, moderation, self-discipline, self-possession, self-restraint
- limitation, ban, check, curb, embargo, interdict, limit, rein

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

re‧straint AC /rɪˈstreɪnt/ noun
[Word Family: verb: restrain; noun: restraint; adjective: restrained ≠ unrestrained]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: restreinte, from restreindre; ⇒ restrain]

1. [uncountable] calm sensible controlled behaviour, especially in a situation when it is difficult to stay calm Synonym : self-control:
The police were praised for their restraint in handling the demonstrators.
show/exercise restraint
He urged the millions of protesters to exercise restraint.

2. [countable usually plural, uncountable] a rule or principle that limits what people can do
restraint on
Opposition politicians have called for restraints on public spending.
The government has imposed restraints on corporate mergers.

3. [uncountable] formal physical force that is used to hold someone back, especially because they are likely to be violent:
Sometimes police officers have to use physical restraint to control dangerous prisoners.

4. [countable] something that prevents someone from moving freely, such as a rope or a seat belt

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

restraint
noun
I. limit/control on sth
ADJ. effective | voluntary talks on voluntary wage restraint
conventional what happens when the conventional restraints on human cruelty are removed
physical Sometimes the care workers need to use physical restraint on the hospital patients.
budgetary, economic, expenditure, financial, fiscal, monetary, pay, spending, wage | contractual, judicial, legal, regulatory | cultural, moral, social
VERB + RESTRAINT impose, use | remove
PREP. without ~ Prices continued to rise without restraint.
~ on/upon The government imposed restraints on spending.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

restraint
II. behaving in a calm/moderate way
ADJ. considerable, great, remarkable | mutual the mutual restraint shown by police and protesters.
sexual
VERB + RESTRAINT exercise, show Journalists have exercised remarkable restraint in not reporting all the sordid details of the case.
appeal for, call for
PREP. ~ by The government called for restraint by both sides.

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