ˈkləʊsnəs ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti ˈdɛn.sə.ti ˈpɑɹ.sə.ˌmoʊ.ni lack of movement or room for movement extreme stinginess the spatial property of being crowded together a tight feeling in some part of the body he felt a constriction in her chest she felt an alarming tightness in her chest emotion caused a constriction of his throat a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit