stricture

n.

1. A restraint, limit, or restriction.
2. An adverse remark or criticism; censure.
3. Pathology. An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage.

[Middle English, an abnormal narrowing of a bodily part, from Late Latin strictūra, contraction, from Latin strictus, past participle of stringere, to draw tight. See strict.]

noun

1. Something that limits or restricts: check, circumscription, constraint, cramp², curb, inhibition, limit, limitation, restraint, restriction, trammel. See limited/unlimited.
2. A becoming narrow or narrower: constriction. See wide/narrow.

n

Definition: constraint
Antonyms: freedom

n

Definition: criticism
Antonyms: praise

n

Definition: narrowing
Antonyms: dilatation

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An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage, e.g. cervix, esophagus. See also stenosis and specific anatomic sites.

• rectal s. of pigs — see rectal stricture.

IN BRIEF: Adverse criticism.

Her stricture of my actions made me pause and reconsider.

Stricture

Dansk (Danish)
n. - udfald, skarp kritik, forsnævring, sammensnøring

Nederlands (Dutch)
kritiek, vernauwing (medisch)

Français (French)
n. - condamnation, contrainte, (Méd) rétrécissement, sténose

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kritik, Verengung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - επίπληξη, μομφή, (ιατρ.) στένωση

Italiano (Italian)
critica, severità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - crítica severa (f)

Русский (Russian)
строгая, суровая критика, сужение канала, стриктура, строго критиковать

Español (Spanish)
n. - crítica, censura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kritik, restriktion, inskränkning, förträngning, striktur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狭窄部位, 非难, 苛评

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狹窄部位, 非難, 苛評

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비평, 협착, 구속

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 狭窄, 非難, 拘束

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تضيق, نقد قاسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ביקורת, תוכחה, נזיפה, היצרות (של וריד או עורק)‬

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