straitjacket
gb/stɹˈeɪtd͡ʒˌækət/ us/stɹˈeɪtd͡ʒˌækət/
इंग्रजी
अर्थ
० अर्थ
unknown
B2
entity
1
jacket that restrains movement
A very strong jacket that holds a person’s arms so they cannot move them, used in the past to control people in mental hospitals; also used to talk about something that limits freedom very strongly.
उदाहरणे
- The film showed an old asylum where patients were put in a straitjacket.
- They argued that the new law is a straitjacket on free speech.
- Some teachers feel the strict curriculum is a straitjacket in the classroom.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
straitjacket
IPA
GB/stɹˈeɪtd͡ʒˌækət/
US/stɹˈeɪtd͡ʒˌækət/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
strait - jack - et (३ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (strait)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: straitjacket
- Plural: straitjackets
वाक्प्रचार
या नोंदीशी अद्याप कोणतेही वाक्प्रचार जोडलेले नाहीत.