straitjacket

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A jacketlike garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving their arms; often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
Any situation seen as confining or restricting.

verb

To put someone into a straitjacket.
To restrict the freedom of someone or something, either physically or psychologically.

/ˈstɹeɪtˌd͡ʒækɪt/ En-us-straitjacket.ogg

straitjacket straitjackets strait jacket strait-jacket straightjacket straitjacketing straitjacketed

From strait (“restrictive”) + jacket.

straitwaistcoat jacket

strait-laced

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