Constrictive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

restricting the scope or freedom of action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈænɪˌɑːfɑːɹɹˌɪndʒiəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənstɹˈɪktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənstɹˈɪktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈænɪˌɑːfɑːɹɹˌɪndʒiəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

limiting narrowing confining restricting constraining constricting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einengend

(der Umstände), die dazu neigen, die Freiheit einzuschränken

🇫🇷French

contraignant

(de circonstances) tendant à restreindre la liberté

🇪🇸Spanish

constrictivo

(de circunstancias) que tienden a restringir la libertad

🇮🇹Italian

costrittivo

(di circostanze) tendenti a restringere la libertà

🇳🇱Dutch

beperkend

(van omstandigheden) die de vrijheid neigen te beperken

🇵🇹Portuguese

constritivo

(de circunstâncias) tendendo a restringir a liberdade

🇷🇺Russian

сжимающий

(обстоятельствах), имеющих тенденцию ограничивать свободу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सिकुड़नेवाला

(परिस्थितियों की) स्वतंत्रता को बाधित करने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

সংকুচিত

(পরিস্থিতির) স্বাধীনতাকে সংকুচিত করার প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

இறுக்கமான

(சூழ்நிலைகள்) சுதந்திரத்தை கட்டுப்படுத்த முனைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

సంకోచించే

(పరిస్థితుల) స్వేచ్ఛను పరిమితం చేయడానికి మొగ్గు చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

संकुचित

(परिस्थितीचे) स्वातंत्र्य संकुचित करण्याची प्रवृत्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંકુચિત

(સંજોગોના) સ્વતંત્રતાને સંકુચિત કરવાની વૃત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಕುಚಿತ

(ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳ) ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಬಂಧಿಸಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സങ്കുചിതമായ

(സാഹചര്യങ്ങളുടെ) സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തെ പരിമിതപ്പെടുത്താൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਕੁਚਿਤ

(ਹਾਲਾਤਾਂ ਦੇ) ਸੁਤੰਤਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਸੀਮਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنگ کرنے والا

(حالات کے) آزادی کو محدود کرنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

收缩性的

（环境）倾向于限制自由

🇯🇵Japanese

締め付ける

（状況により）自由を制限する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

수축성의

(상황에 따라) 자유를 제한하는 경향이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thắt lại

(về hoàn cảnh) có xu hướng hạn chế sự tự do

🇹🇭Thai

หดตัว

(ของสถานการณ์) มีแนวโน้มที่จะจำกัดเสรีภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

konstriktif

(keadaan) cenderung membatasi kebebasan

🇵🇭Filipino

masikip

(ng mga pangyayari) tending to constrict freedom

🇲🇾Malay

menyempitkan

(keadaan) cenderung untuk menyekat kebebasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضيقة

(الظروف) تميل إلى تقييد الحرية

🇮🇷Persian

منقبض کننده

(شرایط) تمایل به محدود کردن آزادی

🇹🇷Turkish

daraltıcı

(koşulların) özgürlüğü kısıtlama eğiliminde olması

🇮🇱Hebrew

מכווצת

(של נסיבות) נוטה לצמצם את החופש

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