limitation

limitation
noun
1 limiting of sth
ADJECTIVE
fundamental, important, major, serious, severe, significant, strict
damage (esp. BrE)

an exercise in damage limitation

arms

talks on arms limitation

budget, budgetary, financial, payment, resource (esp. AmE)
distance, space

Because of space limitations, I can only discuss the first and second points here.

self-imposed

This is a deliberate self-imposed limitation.

potential

another potential limitation of the study

VERB + LIMITATION
impose, place, put on

We've put some limitations on who and where they can purchase these.

remove
accept

a limitation of your personal freedom

PREPOSITION
limitation on

limitations on one's freedom of action

limitation to

There should be no limitations to progress in the talks.

2 limitations sth that sb cannot do
ADJECTIVE
fundamental, important, major, serious, severe, significant, strict
inherent, intrinsic, natural

Our rational thinking has natural limitations.

human

human potential and human limitations

obvious

the obvious limitations of the technology

computational, design, physical, practical, technical, technological
methodological

the methodological limitations of his research

VERB + LIMITATIONS
have

She has serious limitations as a mother.

circumvent, exceed, overcome, transcend

At times his technique seems to transcend the limitations of the piano.

acknowledge, know, realize, recognize, understand

Please don't ask me to sing—I know my limitations!

expose, highlight, point out, reflect, reveal, show

The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians.

demonstrate, illustrate

Our findings illustrate the limitations of this treatment.

identify

Several limitations were identified in this study.

accept

You just have to accept your limitations.

address

Further research should address these limitations.

face

We face considerable limitations on our capacity to assess and analyze this.

PREPOSITION
despite sb's/sth's limitation

It's a useful book despite its limitations.


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  • limitation — lim·i·ta·tion n 1 a: restriction a limitation on the rights of ownership b: a statement or stipulation in a deed or will placing limits on the disposition of an estate or interest esp. in regard to duration or heirs see also word …   Law dictionary

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