strait-jacket

strait-jack·et

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyt jak-it]
- /streɪt ˈdʒæk ɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [streyt jak-it]
- /streɪt ˈdʒæk ɪt/

Definitions of strait-jacket word

noun strait-jacket a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violently disoriented person. 1
noun strait-jacket anything that severely confines, constricts, or hinders: Conventional attitudes can be a straitjacket, preventing original thinking. 1
verb with object strait-jacket to put in or as in a straitjacket: Her ambition was straitjacketed by her family. 1

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Origin of strait-jacket

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; strait + jacket

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Parts of speech for Strait-jacket

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Strait-jacket

strait-jacket popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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