limitation
/lɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/lɪmɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
lɪmɪˈteɪʃən
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
lɪmɪ - ˈteɪʃən -> limitation
Myanmar meaning
(n) [U] ကန့်သတ်ချက်။ အကန့်အသတ် ထားခြင်း။ [C] ကန့်သတ်ချက်။
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limitation / lÇmÇ'teÇʃn / n
၁။ [U] ကန့်သတ်ချက်။ အကန့်အသတ် ထားခြင်း။ resist any limitation of their powers. See also DAMAGE LIMITATION
၂။ [C] ကန့်သတ်ချက်။ impose limitations on imports/expenditure.
၃။ [C] ကန့်သတ်ချက်။ အားနည်းချက်။ I know my limitations (ie know what I can and cannot achieve).
More examples
- [limitation on] : We plan to impose limitations on the use of cars in the city.
- [space/size limitations] : Not all the information could be displayed due to space limitations.
- [limitation of] : An agreement on the limitation of arms exports
- His research demonstrated the limitations of intelligence testing techniques.
- She has her limitations as an actress.
Synonyms
curb, restraint, restriction, control, constraint, check, bar, block, circumspection, condition, cramp, definition, disadvantage, drawback, impediment, imperfection, inadequacy, inhibition, injunction, modification, obstruction, qualification, reservation, shortcoming, snag, stint, stricture, taboo, weak point, weakness
Antonyms
advantage, aid, allowance, assistance, extent, freedom, help, infinity, liberation, opening, permission, range, release, support
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