constricted
- adjective
- /kənˈstrɪktɪd/
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- After losing his job, he felt constricted in expressing his emotions, fearing judgment from others.
His wife felt totally constrained and constricted.
- His wife felt totally constrained and constricted.
- I often think about expansion, feeling open and receptive and feeling tight and closed and constricted.
- My style has always been very jazz based to a fault in many ways, but that I would feel constricted by any script.
Examples
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He often experienced a constricted feeling in social situations, which kept him from truly engaging with others.
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It was a very like, yeah, just constricted way for me to be growing up.
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Well, a fixed mindset is everything around me has constricted me to who I am right now.
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My style has always been very jazz based to a fault in many ways, but that I would feel constricted by any script.
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I probably won't, but I could wear it and you know, not feel too constricted in it, I guess.
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Then we all become more constricted, we all become more rigid, we all become more weave or stay.
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Many of us become anorexic to life: we are so constricted that we are unable to take in the bounty of our existence.
Academic text (1993) -
During the performance, her body felt constricted by the tight costume, making it hard to move freely.
Synonyms
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Having strong feelings that a person keeps inside and does not show to others
Unable to act naturally because you feel shy or embarrassed
Held back so it is not fully shown or said
Looks or sounds unnatural because someone is holding back
Calm and controlled, not strong or showy
Antonyms
How Inhibited
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Constricted comes from the Latin parts con- 'together' and stringere 'to draw tight', the same idea you see in a string pulled tight. So when a person or a feeling is constricted it is like being squeezed or held too tight, making them tense and unable to show emotion.