limitation
Plurallimitations
- 1Something that stops you from going further or doing more.
Like a fence around a yard: you can move freely inside it, but not past it.
The small engine puts a limitation on how fast the boat can go.
Bad weather placed a limitation on where the climbers could set up camp.
Similarrestriction, constraint, cap, curb, restraint
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- 2A weak point that makes something less useful or less good.
Like a crack in a cup: the cup still works, but not as well as it should.
The phone's main limitation is its short battery life.
Knowing her limitations, she asked a friend for help with the math.
Similarweakness, shortcoming, drawback, flaw, defect
Oppositestrength, advantage, merit
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- 3Keeping something within a set amount or level, or being kept that way.
The doctor suggested some limitation of salt in his diet.
Strict limitation of water use helped the town get through the dry summer.
Similarrestriction, control, restraint, curtailment
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- 4A set time after which you can no longer take a legal case to court.
Like a coupon with an end date: after that date, you can't use it anymore.
The limitation on that kind of claim is six years, so she filed quickly.
After the limitation ran out, he could no longer sue the builder.
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Origin
From Latin "limitatio." It is also made from "limit" plus "-ation."