limitation B1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #29960 Meanings 1 noun A weakness or shortcoming that reduces what something can do. It's a good plan, but it has serious limitations. 2 noun The act of limiting or controlling something. The treaty calls for the limitation of nuclear weapons. 3 noun A legal time limit after which a claim can no longer be brought. The crime fell outside the statute of limitations. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the act of limiting or... restriction 3 noun · a legal time limit after... prescription ↔ Opposites limitlessness Word family Forms limitations Derived forms colimitationlimitationallimitationistnonlimitationself-limitation Related forms limitative Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # limitation **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 29960 ## Meanings 1. A weakness or shortcoming that reduces what something can do. 2. The act of limiting or controlling something. 3. A legal time limit after which a claim can no longer be brought. ## Examples - It's a good plan, but it has serious limitations. - The treaty calls for the limitation of nuclear weapons. - The crime fell outside the statute of limitations. ## Antonyms - limitlessness ## Derived Forms - colimitation - limitational - limitationist - nonlimitation - self-limitation ## Related Forms - limitative ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation. ## AI Etymology Limitation was borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation. In present-day English its meanings include a weakness or shortcoming that reduces what something can do, the act of limiting or controlling something, and a legal time limit after which a claim can no longer be brought. Related and derived forms include limitative, colimitation, limitational, and limitationist. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown