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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

자제

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jaje

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Restraint/rɪˈstreɪnt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 도발에 응답하지 않음으로써 큰 자제를 보여주었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of holding something back or limiting something.

    "She showed great restraint by not responding to the provocation."
  2. 2

    A means of holding something back or limiting its expression.

    "The law serves as a restraint on excessive behavior."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word restraint, past participle of restraindre, which traces back to the Latin restringere (re- 'back' + stringere 'to draw tight'). It entered Middle English in the 14th century, evolving from the physical sense of binding or holding back to mean self-control and moderation in behavior.

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