con·straint

con·straint
/kənˈstreınt/ noun, pl -straints
1 [count] : something that limits or restricts someone or something

Lack of funding has been a major constraint on the building's design.

— usually plural

Budget constraints [=restrictions] have forced me to revise my travel plans. [=I've changed my travel plans because I do not have enough money]

Because of time constraints [=limitations], speeches will be limited to five minutes.

Tradition puts/places/imposes constraints on [=puts limits on] people and their actions.

2 [noncount] : control that limits or restricts someone's actions or behavior

They demand freedom from constraint.

They refuse to work under constraint any longer.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|straint — «kuhn STRAYNT», noun. 1. restraint; restriction; limitation: »The proposed legislation is not the best that the city can do, even within the existing political and financial constraints (New York Times). Thro long imprisonment and hard constraint …   Useful english dictionary

  • straint — con·straint; re·straint; …   English syllables

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  • constraint — con|straint W3 [kənˈstreınt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: constrainte, from constraindre; CONSTRAIN] 1.) something that limits your freedom to do what you want = ↑restriction constraint on ▪ Constraints on spending have forced the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • constraint — con|straint [ kən streınt ] noun * 1. ) count often plural something that limits your freedom to do what you want: LIMITATION: The organization has to operate within the usual democratic constraints. financial/environmental/budget constraints… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • constraint — con straint || nt n. restriction; artificial manner, unnatural manner; force …   English contemporary dictionary

  • constraints — con straint || nt n. restriction; artificial manner, unnatural manner; force …   English contemporary dictionary

  • constraint — con•straint [[t]kənˈstreɪnt[/t]] n. 1) limitation or restriction 2) repression of natural feelings and impulses 3) unnatural restraint in manner; embarrassment 4) something that constrains 5) the act of constraining 6) the condition of being… …   From formal English to slang

  • Constraint — Con*straint , n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [1913 Webster] Long imprisonment and hard… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Constraintive — Con*straint ive, a. Constraining; compulsory. [R.] Any constraintive vow. R. Carew. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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