Straitjacket - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt|  American pronunciation of the word straitjacket
Brit.  |ˈstreɪtdʒækɪt|  British pronunciation of the word straitjacket

noun

- anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket
the government is operating in an economic 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

Word forms

noun
singular: straitjacket
plural: straitjackets
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