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straitjacket

/ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt/noun

उच्चारण स्ट्रेट्जैकिट

स्ट्रेटजैकेट (हाथ बाँधने वाली जैकेट)

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a piece of clothing like a jacket with very long arms which are tied to prevent the person wearing it from behaving violently, used in the past on prisoners and mental patients

    स्ट्रेटजैकेट (हाथ बाँधने वाली जैकेट)

    • In old films, violent prisoners are often shown in straitjackets.
  2. 2

    [C] disapproving

    a thing that stops something from growing or developing freely

    जकड़न, बंधन, कड़ी पाबंदी

    • Strict rules have become a straitjacket for small businesses.
    • the straitjacket of tradition

    Synonyms restriction constraint restraint shackles

    Opposite freedom

verb
  1. 1

    [T] disapproving

    to stop something from growing or developing freely

    जकड़ देना, पूरी तरह बाँध देना

    • The economy was straitjacketed by heavy debt.

    Synonyms restrict hamper constrain shackle

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

restriction constraint restraint shackles restrict hamper constrain shackle

Antonyms

freedom

AaSpelling

The standard form is straitjacket, from the old word strait meaning 'tight' or 'narrow', though 'straightjacket' is also seen.

मानक रूप straitjacket है, जो पुराने शब्द strait ('तंग' या 'संकरा') से बना है, हालाँकि 'straightjacket' भी देखने को मिलता है।