Definition
A close-fitting sleeveless jacket used to restrain violent or mentally ill people, or figuratively, anything that severely limits freedom.
Etymology
From 'strait' (narrow, tight) and 'jacket' (garment), developed in the 1700s to replace cruder restraints in asylums.
Kelly Says
Modern psychology has abandoned straitjackets as barbaric, but the device lives on metaphorically—we use it to describe any rigid system like grammar rules or dress codes that confines creativity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
straitjacket
straitjacket
ARالعربية
قفص قميص
qafṣ qamīṣ
BNবাংলা
straitjacket
straitjacket
CACatalà
straitjacket
straitjacket
CSČeština
straitjacket
straitjacket
DADansk
straitjacket
straitjacket
DEDeutsch
Engelshirt
en-gels-hirt
ELΕλληνικά
straitjacket
straitjacket
ESEspañol
camisa de fuerza
kam-i-sa de fuer-sa
FAفارسی
straitjacket
straitjacket
FISuomi
straitjacket
straitjacket
FRFrançais
camisole de force
ka-mi-zol de fɔrs
GUGU
straitjacket
straitjacket
HAHA
straitjacket
straitjacket
HEעברית
straitjacket
straitjacket
HIहिन्दी
straitjacket
straitjacket
HUMagyar
straitjacket
straitjacket
IDBahasa Indonesia
straitjacket
straitjacket
IGIG
straitjacket
straitjacket
ITItaliano
giubbotto di costrizione
dʒu-bbo-tto di kos-tri-tsione
JA日本語
straitjacket
sutraijaketto
KKKK
straitjacket
straitjacket
KMKM
straitjacket
straitjacket
KO한국어
몸을 가두는 옷
mom-eul gadu-neun ot
MRMR
straitjacket
straitjacket
MSBahasa Melayu
straitjacket
straitjacket
MYမြန်မာ
straitjacket
straitjacket
NLNederlands
straightjacket
straitjacket
NONorsk
straitjacket
straitjacket
PAPA
straitjacket
straitjacket
PLPolski
straitjacket
straitjacket
PTPortuguês
camisa de força
ka-mi-sa de for-sa
RORomână
straitjacket
straitjacket
RUРусский
straitjacket
straitjacket
SVSvenska
straitjacket
straitjacket
SWKiswahili
straitjacket
straitjacket
TAதமிழ்
straitjacket
straitjacket
TEతెలుగు
straitjacket
straitjacket
THไทย
เสื้อคลุมรัด
seua klum rat
TLTL
straitjacket
straitjacket
TRTürkçe
sıkılaştırılmış ceket
si-ki-la-shi-ri-lish cek-et
UKУкраїнська
straitjacket
straitjacket
URاردو
straitjacket
straitjacket
VITiếng Việt
áo bó buộc
ao bo boec
YOYO
straitjacket
straitjacket
ZUZU
straitjacket
straitjacket