HOW TO PRONOUNCE
restraint
/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/
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What does restraint mean?
noun
- Something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
- Control or caution; reserve.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt/
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The patriots, who effected that memorable revolution, were too temperate, too wellinformed, to think of any restraint on the legislative discretion.
These reforms center on fiscal restraint, trade and investment liberalization, financial and labor reform, and privatization of state utilities and commercial banks.
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Her feelings, naturally ardent, and little accustomed to restraint, were excited to the highest pitch when the news of the victory arrived.
My mother was very strict with me in many ways and I would often tell her lies to avoid restraint or punishment.
She had been placed in this institution under legal restraint to be treated for morphinism, and, according to her brother, "pure cussedness."