refrainment

noun

Definition of refrainmentnext
as in restraint
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others students in the class should show some generosity and refrainment when critiquing the work of their fellow photographers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for refrainment
  1. restraint
  2. discipline
  3. repression
  4. inhibition
  5. suppression
Noun
  • The new law mandates that children must be informed of their rights — including the right to contact state social service workers and the California Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson — within one day of seclusion or restraints being used.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The suspect, 55-year-old Rose Anderson of Houston, appeared before the Harris County Magistrate on Sunday, Dec. 22, where she was charged with injury to a child and unlawful restraint.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of restraint
Noun
  • However, her lifelong dedication to dance and cheer tells a story less about luck and more about the discipline, ambition and heart famously needed to become a Cowboys Cheerleader.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Arteta’s standards of discipline outweighed Aubameyang’s goalscoring.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of discipline
Noun
  • The artistry of Sing Sing is undeniable, contrasting the physical and emotional freedom of theater against the confinement and repression of prison.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Human rights groups have described it as Venezuela’s most brutal campaign of repression in recent decades.
    Genevieve Glatsky, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of repression
Noun
  • Two of them were responsible for overexpression in the cellular differentiation process, while one was responsible for inhibition.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibition ameliorates tau toxicity via enhanced tau secretion.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhibition
Noun
  • Impact: Leads to emotional suppression and anxiety.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • This perspective has gained traction among those who view the H-1B visa as a tool for wage suppression and outsourcing, rather than a means of attracting global talent to drive innovation and economic growth.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppression
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