Definizione monolingua

straitjacket

straitjacket (third-person singular simple present straitjackets, present participle straitjacketing, simple past and past participle straitjacketed)

1. (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.
2. (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.

straitjacket (plural straitjackets)

1. A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
2. A metaphor used to describe a range of situations seen as (unpleasantly?) confining or restricting.
   • 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:

     [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.

Definizione dizionario straitjacket

	camicia di forza
	a jacket-like garment
	A garment shaped like a jacket with overlong sleeves that can be tied to the back the wearer to restrain him or her.

Altri significati:

(literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.

A metaphor used to describe a range of situations seen as (unpleasantly?) confining or restricting.

(by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.