UNPERMISSIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Not inclined to grant permission; severe in discipline

Classified under:

Adjectives

Attribute:

permissiveness; tolerance (a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior)

Antonym:

permissive (granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline)

Derivation:

unpermissiveness (a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits)