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unfreedom
noun[ U ]
social science specializeduk /ˌʌnˈfriː.dəm/ us /ˌʌnˈfriː.dəm/
a lack of freedom:
There are two problems with unfair imprisonment: injustice and unfreedom.
The liberty of the few is often built upon the unfreedom of the many.
Freedom for some was supported by unfreedom for others.
He treats inequality as simply an issue of injustice, not unfreedom.
An imbalance of power leads to unfreedom, and strategies are needed to address this.
As a young man, he experienced unfreedom.
They were exploited and kept in total unfreedom.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lack of freedom to act
be in bondage to somethingidiom
be locked in something
bondage
bound
boxed in
disempowering
disenfranchisement
heel
lock
non-voluntary
nonindependence
regimented
servitude
shackle
someone's hands are tiedidiom
tethered
thumb
tie
tie someone to something/someone
unfree
Opposite
freedom
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