English / word
stricture
noun C2MEANING IN ENGLISH
a restriction on a person or activity; a severe criticism
In context
01
Researchers struggled under the strictures imposed by government censorship.
02
The new law placed a severe stricture on free speech.
Synonyms
constraint,restriction,censorship
Antonyms
freedom,praise,liberty
Collocations
legal strictures,moral strictures,impose strictures