limitation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

limitation (countable and uncountable, plural limitations)

1. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
2. A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.

   Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation, it felt like a limitation you could roll in.

   He understood the exam material, but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.

3. An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
4. (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

   The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the ten-year limitation.

Derived terms

• limitational
• statute of limitation

Related terms

• limitative

Synonyms

• (time period): prescription

Antonyms

• limitelessness

Translations

act of limiting

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: begrenzing (nl), beperking (nl), inperking (nl)
• Finnish: rajoitus (fi), rajoittaminen (fi)
• French: limitation (fr) f
• Irish: teorannú m

• Italian: limitazione (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: begrensning (no) m, f

• Portuguese: limitação (pt) f
• Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)
• Spanish: limitación (es) f

restriction that limits

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Danish: begrænsning (da)
• Dutch: grens (nl), beperking (nl)
• Finnish: rajoitus (fi)
• French: limitation (fr) f

• Italian: limitazione (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: begrensning (no) m, f

• Portuguese: limitação (pt) f
• Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)
• Spanish: limitación (es) f

imperfection which limits

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: beperking (nl)

• Finnish: rajoitus (fi)
• Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)

time period

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Dutch: verjaring, verjaringstermijn

• Finnish: vanhentumisaika
• Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)
• Thai: อายุความ (aa-yú-kwaam)

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Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Begrenzung
• Slovene: (1,2,3) ^{(please verify)} omejitev f

• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} పరిమితి (te) (parimiti) (1,2,3)

Anagrams

• militation

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.mi.ta.sjɔ̃/

Noun

limitation f (plural limitations)

1. limitation (action of limiting)