different between psychiatric vs straitjacket
psychiatric
English
Etymology
From psychiatry +? -ic or psych- +? -iatric.
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?'-ki-?t?-r?k, IPA(key): /?sa?.ki.?æt.??k/
- Rhymes: -æt??k
- Hyphenation: psy?chi?at?ric
Adjective
psychiatric (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to, psychiatry.
Translations
Interlingua
Adjective
psychiatric (not comparable)
- psychiatric
psychiatric From the web:
- what psychiatric disorder do i have
- what psychiatric drugs cause tremors
- what psychiatric technicians do
- what psychiatric disorders are genetic
- what psychiatric technicians and aides do
- what psychiatric nurses do
- what psychiatric nurse practitioners do
- what psychiatric drugs cause neutropenia
straitjacket
English
Alternative forms
- strait jacket, strait-jacket
- straightjacket (misspelling)
Etymology
From strait +? jacket.
Pronunciation
Noun
straitjacket (plural straitjackets)
- A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.
- Synonym: (dated) straitwaistcoat
- (figuratively) Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
- 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:
- [I]f we remain in one discipline, we remain in a straitjacket; an adequate theory of language evolution requires a lot of interdisciplinary work.
- 2009, Michael Giffin, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 99:
Translations
Verb
straitjacket (third-person singular simple present straitjackets, present participle straitjacketing, simple past and past participle straitjacketed)
- (literally) To put someone into a straitjacket.
- (by extension) To restrict the freedom of, either physically or psychologically.
Translations
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