straitjacket

• Nom désignant un vêtement contraignant qui immobilise les bras d'une personne, ou, au sens figuré, toute contrainte immatérielle qui entrave ou limite fortement la liberté ou le développement.

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.

   Camisole de force

   • 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.

   Synonymescamisole

2. Restrictive situation or ruleC1formal

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

   Carcan (situation restrictive)

   • 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.

   Synonymesconstraintcurbhindranceimpedimentlimitationrestraintyoke

   Antonymesautonomyflexibilityfreedomlatitudeleewayliberty