stricture

Plural: strictures

Noun

• abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
• severe criticism
• A rule restricting behaviour or action.
• A general state of restrictiveness on behavior, action, or ideology.
• A sternly critical remark or review.
• Abnormal narrowing of a canal or duct in the body.
• Strictness.
• A stroke; a glance; a touch.
• The degree of contact, in consonants.

Examples

• "I just couldn't take the stricture of that place a single day more."

Synonyms

constraint, restraint, restriction, stenosis

Related Words

discipline