limitation
(noun)
noun
1. a principle that limits the extent of something
Similar word(s): restriction
Definition categories: thought, regulation, rule
2. the quality of being limited or restricted
- it is a good plan but it has serious limitations
Definition categories: attribute, disadvantage
3. the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
- it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight
Similar word(s): limit
Definition categories: quantity
4. (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
- statute of limitations
Definition categories: time
5. an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Similar word(s): restriction
Definition categories: act, regulating, regulation
Sentences with limitation as a noun:
- 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.
- The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the 10 years limitation