Limiting, restricting, or forcing someone to act in a particular way; uncomfortable or confining.
Present participle of constrain, used as an adjective. It describes something that is actively limiting or restrictive in nature.
Fashion critic Coco Chanel revolutionized women's clothing by rejecting constraining corsets—she understood that freedom of movement literally freed women to do more in society.
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