refrainment

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of holding back or preventing something from happening.

  - "The refrigerator's compressor needs refrainment from running continuously to save energy."
  - "The coach implored his team to refrain from making rash decisions on the field."

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Variants

List of all variants of refrainment that leads to same result
refrain , refrained , refraining , refrainment , refrainments , refrains

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Etymology

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From Old French 'refraingner', meaning 'to restrain, check, or hold back'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'refrainment' is also used in music to refer to a repeated line or phrase that is sung or played between the verses of a song.

2. The word 'refrainment' is not commonly used in everyday language and is more often found in formal or literary contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. restraint: A related concept to refrainment is the idea of self-control or self-discipline, which involves holding back one's actions or desires in order to achieve a goal or avoid negative consequences.

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Culture

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In literature, refrainment is used as a theme in poetry, particularly in the context of love and desire. For example, in Shakespeare's Sonnet 146, the speaker urges himself to refrain from expressing his love openly to avoid the pain of rejection.

How to Memorize "refrainment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person holding back a horse or a wave to illustrate the concept of refrainment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'refrainment' with the idea of self-control or holding back.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'R-E-F-R-A-I-N' to remember the meaning of refrainment: 'R' for 'restrain', 'E' for 'effort', 'F' for 'forbear', 'R' for 'restrain', 'A' for 'avoid', 'I' for 'impulse', and 'N' for 'need'.

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