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  1. straitjacket:


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Detailed Synonyms for straitjacket in English

straitjacket:

straitjacket [the ~] noun

  1. the straitjacket
    the straitjacket
  2. the straitjacket
    – a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person 1
    the straitjacket; the straightjacket
    – a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person 1
  3. the straitjacket
    – anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines 1
    the straitjacket
    – anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines 1
    • straitjacket [the ~] noun
      • they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket1
      • the government is operating in an economic straitjacket1

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Related Definitions for "straitjacket":

  1. a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person1
  2. anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines1
    • they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket1
    • the government is operating in an economic straitjacket1