constriction

Definitions

The action of making something narrower by pressure or tightening.

A feeling of tightness or pressure in a part of the body.

A restriction or limitation on something.

Examples

The snake's powerful constriction prevented its prey from escaping.

He felt a tight constriction in his chest as the anxiety began to mount.

Synonyms

tightening compression narrowing contraction restriction strangulation confinement

Antonyms

expansion dilation widening loosening enlargement stretching release