straitjacket

• Ein Kleidungsstück, das die Bewegungen einschränkt und die Arme des Trägers fixiert; im übertragenen Sinn jede starke Einschränkung der Freiheit oder Entwicklung.

A noun referring to a restrictive garment used to bind a person's arms, or figuratively, any immaterial constraint that severely hinders or confines freedom or development.

1. Restrictive garmentB2formalmedical

   A garment resembling a jacket, designed to bind the arms tightly against the body, used to restrain a person who is violent or out of control.

   Zwangsjacke

   • The patient was placed in a straitjacket to prevent self-harm.
   • In old asylums, straitjackets were commonly used for restraint.
   • The magician escaped from a straitjacket during his performance.

   Synonymecamisole

2. Restrictive situation or ruleC1formal

   Anything immaterial that severely hinders, confines, or restricts freedom of action, thought, or expression.

   Zwangskorsett

   • The strict regulations acted as a straitjacket on the company's innovation.
   • He felt the straitjacket of social expectations was suffocating his creativity.
   • The new law is a straitjacket for small businesses.

   Synonymeconstraintcurbhindranceimpedimentlimitationrestraintyoke

   Antonymeautonomyflexibilityfreedomlatitudeleewayliberty