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noun
Lack of restraint; the quality of being unrestrained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of lacking restraint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: restraint
Broader terms: indiscipline, undiscipline
Narrower terms: intemperance, abandon, wantonness, unconstraint, looseness, sottishness
History
From un- + restraint.
Across languages
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