stricture
21stricture — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, adverse criticism, anathema, animadversion, arraignment, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, aspersion, astriction, astringency, bad notices, bad press, blame, blockage, blocking, bottleneck, captiousness,… …
22stricture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. censure, criticism, blame, reprehension, restraint; compression, constriction, contraction. See disapprobation, distance, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Censure] Syn. criticism, obloquy, rebuke;… …
23stricture — stric|ture [ strıktʃər ] noun count FORMAL 1. ) a limit to your freedom 2. ) a criticism …
24stricture — stric·ture || strɪktʃə(r) n. something which restricts; censure, criticism; abnormal narrowing of a body duct or passage (Pathology) …
25stricture — [ strɪktʃə] noun 1》 a rule restricting behaviour or action. 2》 a sternly critical remark. 3》 Medicine abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body. Derivatives strictured adjective Origin ME: from L. strictura, from stringere (see strict) …
26stricture — n. 1. Animadversion, censure, criticism, critical remark. 2. (Med.) Contraction (of some duct, as the aesophagus), drawing …
27stricture — noun (countable often plural) formal 1 a severe criticism 2 (+ on/against) a rule that strictly limits you morally or physically …
28stricture — n 1. criticism, hostile or adverse criticism, bad press, Inf flak; thrust, Inf. hit, Inf. knock, Inf. slam, Inf. rap, Inf. swipe, Sl. shot; animadversion, derogation, aspersion, imputation. 2.(all of a bodily duct or passage) contraction,… …
29stricture — stric·ture …
30stricture — stric•ture [[t]ˈstrɪk tʃər[/t]] n. 1) pat an abnormal contraction of any passage or duct of the body 2) limitation; restriction 3) an adverse criticism • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < LL strictūra tightening = L strict(us) (see strict) + ūra ure… …