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con·straint (kən strānt′)
noun
- a constraining or being constrained; specif.,
- confinement or restriction
- compulsion or coercion
- repression of natural feelings or behavior
- forced, unnatural manner; awkwardness
- something that constrains
Etymology: ME constreinte < OFr: see constrain
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