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Usage

• astringent

  When you are astringent towards someone, you speak to or write about them in a critical and hurtful manner.

• constrain

  When you are constrained, you are forced to do something or are kept from doing it.

• stringent

  Stringent measures or rules are strict, severe, and controlled in a very tight fashion.

• unrestrained

  Someone who is unrestrained is free to do as they please; they are not controlled by anyone but themselves, which can lead to excessive behavior.

• restraint

  When someone has restraint, they show self-control or self-discipline, which provides limits to what they do.