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straitjacket
[streyt-jak-it]
noun
a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person.
anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders.
Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking.
verb (used with object)
to put in or as in a straitjacket.
Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family.
straitjacket
/ ˈٰɪˌæɪ /
noun
Also called: straightjacket.a jacket made of strong canvas material with long sleeves for binding the arms of violent prisoners or mentally ill patients
a severe restriction or limitation
verb
(tr) to confine in or as if in a straitjacket
Word History and Origins
Origin of straitjacket1
Example Sentences
Wilson said the album would be a “teenage symphony to God,” a piece of music so audacious it would unlock the straitjacket he felt was keeping pop music bland and predictable.
The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
"When Man City were on top of the game they had a style of play and a freedom. Everybody has a role to play, but Guardiola will not put anyone in a straitjacket."
These included freeing himself from chains, ropes, and straitjackets under water.
“They took her away in a straitjacket, man,” he said in a 2009 interview with The Times.
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