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Restraint
rɪˈstreɪnt
Restraint definitions
noun
restraint
restraints
- 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"
- a device which limits or prevents freedom of movement
"car safety restraints"
- unemotional, dispassionate, or moderate behaviour; self-control
"he urged the protesters to exercise restraint"
self-control self-restraint self-discipline control moderation temperateness abstemiousness non-indulgence prudence judiciousness reserve self-restraint self-control self-possession lack of emotion sobriety coldness formality aloofness detachment reticence uncommunicativeness- understatement, especially of artistic expression
"with strings and piano, all restraint vanished"