transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈstrānt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French constrainte, from constraindre
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the act of constraining
b. : the state of being checked, restricted, or compelled to avoid or perform some action
the constraint and monotony of a monastic life — Matthew Arnold
c. : a constraining condition, agency, or force : check
put legal constraint s on the board's activities
2.
a. : repression of one's own feelings, behavior, or actions
b. : a sense of being constrained : embarrassment