I. noun
or straightjacket ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Etymology: strait (I) + jacket
1. : a cover or overgarment of strong material (as canvas) used to bind the body and especially the arms closely in restraining violent motion of an irresponsible person (as one that is insane)
2. : something that restricts or confines like a straitjacket
escape the straitjacket of a one-crop economy — D.L.Cohn
II. transitive verb
or straightjacket “
: to confine in or as if in a straitjacket
society straitjacketed and enslaved the organic impulses — C.I.Glicksberg