: the act of constraining
: the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action //… the constraint and monotony of a monastic life … — Matthew Arnold //a life of invalidism and constraint
: a constraining condition, agency, or force : check //put legal constraints on the board's activities //Budget constraints have forced me to revise my travel plans.
: repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions //emotional constrai
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: the act of constraining
: the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action //… the constraint and monotony of a monastic life … — Matthew Arnold //a life of invalidism and constraint
: a constraining condition, agency, or force : check //put legal constraints on the board's activities //Budget constraints have forced me to revise my travel plans.
: repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions //emotional constrai