🚫stricture

noun
/ˈstrɪk.tʃər/

Meaning

a restriction or limitation; a critical remark

Example Sentences

The new law placed a severe stricture on free speech.

Synonyms

restriction, limitation, constraint, criticism, rebuke

Antonyms

freedom, praise

Collocations

legal stricture, moral stricture, severe stricture, social stricture

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