Fetters: meaning, definitions and examples
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fetters
[ หfษtษrz ]
in law
restraints used to secure a person, typically around the ankles
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He struggled against the fetters that bound him.
- She felt trapped by the fetters of society's expectations.
figurative
anything that restricts or restrains one's freedom
Synonyms
bonds, constraints, limitations
Examples of usage
- The fetters of his own mind prevented him from taking risks.
- She wanted to break free from the fetters of her past.
Translations
Translations of the word "fetters" in other languages:
๐ต๐น grilhรตes
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคพเคเคงเคจเฅ เคเฅ เคฐเคธเฅเคธเคฟเคฏเคพเค
๐ฉ๐ช Fesseln
๐ฎ๐ฉ belenggu
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะฐะนะดะฐะฝะธ
๐ต๐ฑ kajdany
๐ฏ๐ต ๆๆๅ ท
๐ซ๐ท entraves
๐ช๐ธ grilletes
๐น๐ท zincirler
๐ฐ๐ท ์กฑ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูููุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ pouta
๐ธ๐ฐ putรก
๐จ๐ณ ้ฃ้
๐ธ๐ฎ okovi
๐ฎ๐ธ fjรถtrar
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพะปาะฐะฟัะฐั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแ แแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ bษndlษr
๐ฒ๐ฝ grilletes
Word origin
The word 'fetters' originated from Middle English 'feter', from Old English 'feter', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'veter' and German 'Fetter'. The concept of fetters as restraints has been used throughout history, both literally and metaphorically, to symbolize limitations and restrictions.