restraint meaning and definition

RESTRAINT noun

Definition of restraint (noun)

1. the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
   • "the unlawful restraint of trade"
2. discipline in personal and social activities
   • "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
   • synonyms: control
   • antonym: unrestraint
3. the state of being physically constrained
   • "dogs should be kept under restraint"
   • synonyms: constraint
4. a rule or condition that limits freedom
   • "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
5. lack of ornamentation
   • "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
   • synonyms: chasteness, simpleness, simplicity
6. a device that retards something's motion
   • "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
   • synonyms: constraint