Word: straitjacket
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: strait
jack
et
Definition: Any situation seen as confining or restricting.
Morphemes:
Affix: strait
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To confine; put to difficulties.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: strictus
Language: la
Decoded: strictus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: tightened, compressed, having been tightened
Affix: jacket
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: jaque
Language: fro
Decoded: jaque
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt