limitation

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

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

Borrowed from Latin limitatio. Morphologically limit + -ation.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas

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