procrustean bed
procrustean bed · procrustean beds
прокрустове ложе
прокрустово ложе
Prokrustesbett
An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of…An arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.
Meaning
1 sensesAn arbitrary standard, especially one that is forced upon people for the sake of conformity and involves the sacrifice of what is useful.
Prokrustesbett
прокрустово ло́жеprokrustovo lóže
прокру́стове ло́жеprokrústove lóže
More definitions
- a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced:
Русский
By meaning 1
arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
arbitrary standard to which compliance is enforced:
Origin
From the Greek myth about Procrustes, who assaulted people to make their body height confoFrom the Greek myth about Procrustes, who assaulted people to make their body height conform to the length of a particular iron bed; see details at Wikipedia.
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Forms
plural: procrustean beds| Singular | procrustean bed |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality:procrustean standardprocrustean rule