limitation

Plural: limitations

Noun

• a principle that limits the extent of something
• the quality of being limited or restricted
  • "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations"
• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed
  • "it is growing rapidly with no limitation in sight"
• (law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought
  • "statute of limitations"
• an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
• The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
• A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
• An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
• A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

Examples

• 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 ten-year limitation.

Synonyms

limit, restriction, prescription

Antonyms

limitlessness

Related Words

limitative