stricture

C2+ Topic:The Human Body

US /ˈstrɪktʃɚ/ UK /ˈstrɪktʃə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a severe criticism, or an abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body

His essay drew strictures from several prominent critics.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a severe criticism, or an... criticism censure reproof rebuke constriction narrowing

Opposites

praise commendation

Word family

Related forms strict stringent constrict restrict

Etymology

From Latin strictūra ('a contraction, drawing tight'), from strictus, past participle of stringere ('to draw tight, bind'); the critical sense arose from the idea of binding censure.

strictūra Latin stringere Latin *strenk- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

The Human Body

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# stricture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈstrɪktʃɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈstrɪktʃə/

## Meanings
1. a severe criticism, or an abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body

## Examples
- His essay drew strictures from several prominent critics.

## Synonyms
- criticism
- censure
- reproof
- rebuke
- constriction
- narrowing

## Antonyms
- praise
- commendation

## Related Forms
- strict
- stringent
- constrict
- restrict

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: strictūra
- Root: stringere
- Root: *strenk-

## Etymology
From Latin strictūra ('a contraction, drawing tight'), from strictus, past participle of stringere ('to draw tight, bind'); the critical sense arose from the idea of binding censure.

## AI Etymology
Stricture is from Latin strictūra ('a contraction, drawing tight'), from strictus, past participle of stringere ('to draw tight, bind'); the critical sense arose from the idea of binding censure. Important recorded forms include strictūra (Latin), stringere (Latin), and *strenk- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a severe criticism, or an abnormal narrowing of a passage in the body. The wider family includes related words such as strict, stringent, constrict, and restrict.

## Topics
- The Human Body

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