nnoun.cognitiona principle that limits the extent of somethingSynset:limitation
Examples:- I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements
Derivationally Related Form:limit
Hypernyms:regulation rule
Inherited Hypernyms:restrictionruleconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:narrownessquantificationrestraint
Full Hyponyms:floodgatenarrownessquantificationrestraint
nnoun.actan act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)Synset:limitation
Derivationally Related Form:limitrestrict
Hypernyms:regulating regulation
Inherited Hypernyms:limitationregulationcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:arms controlclampdownfreezehold-download-shedding
Full Hyponyms:arms controlclampdownfreezehiring freezehold-download-sheddingprice freezewage freeze
nnoun.actthe act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)Synset:confinement
Examples:- the restriction of the infection to a focal area
Derivationally Related Form:restrict
Hypernyms:restraint
Inherited Hypernyms:restrictionrestraintcontrolactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:circumscriptionclassificationconstraintspecificationstipulation
Full Hyponyms:circumscriptionclassificationconstraintstipulationswaddling clothes