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121Depression and Mood Disorders: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… …
122straitjacket — (also straightjacket) noun 1》 a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient. 2》 a severe restriction. verb (straitjackets, straitjacketing, straitjacketed) restrain with… …
123straitjacket — strait•jack•et or straightjacket [[t]ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) cvb a garment made of strong material and designed to bind the arms, as of a violent person 2) cvb anything that severely confines or constricts 3) cvb to put in or as if in a… …
124straitjacket — /ˈstreɪtdʒækət / (say straytjakuht) noun a kind of coat for confining the arms of violently insane persons, etc. Also, straightjacket …
125straight — straight, strait 1. Straight is a Middle English past participle of the verb stretch and has many meanings in modern English, primarily ‘extending uniformly in the same direction without a curve or bend’. Strait, which has the basic meaning… …
126strait — straight, strait 1. Straight is a Middle English past participle of the verb stretch and has many meanings in modern English, primarily ‘extending uniformly in the same direction without a curve or bend’. Strait, which has the basic meaning… …
127jacket — A cover, especially the cover on a book to protect it while on shelf for sale. A coat. See straightjacket …
128straitjacket — (also straightjacket) ► NOUN 1) a strong garment with long sleeves which can be tied together to confine the arms of a violent prisoner or mental patient. 2) a severe restriction …
