Noun: stricture strik-chu(r)
- Severe criticism
"The author's work came under stricture for its controversial themes"
- Abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway
"Spinal stricture can cause severe back pain and numbness in the legs";
- stenosis
Derived forms: strictures
Type of: criticism, pathology, unfavorable judgment [US], unfavourable judgment [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Stricture