straightjacket

straight·jack·et

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyt-jak-it]
- /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyt-jak-it]
- /ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt/

Definitions of straightjacket word

verb with object straightjacket to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family. 1
noun straightjacket a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person. 1
noun straightjacket anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders: Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking. 1
abbreviation STRAIGHTJACKET straitjacket 0

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Origin of straightjacket

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; strait + jacket

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Parts of speech for Straightjacket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Straightjacket

straightjacket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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