straightjacket
/ˈstreɪtˌdʒækɪt/
noun
- A garment made of strong material with long sleeves that can be tied to restrain a person's arms, used especially for violent prisoners or mental patients.
- The patient was placed in a straightjacket to prevent him from hurting himself.
- The straightjacket was made of heavy canvas and had straps that fastened in the back.
- In old movies, characters in asylums are often shown wearing a straightjacket.
- Something that severely restricts freedom, progress, or creativity.
- The strict dress code felt like a straightjacket to the creative students.
- Government regulations can sometimes act as a straightjacket on small businesses.
- He saw the traditional role of a husband as a straightjacket that limited his choices.
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