Unshackle: meaning, definitions and examples

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unshackle

 

[ สŒnหˆสƒรฆkษ™l ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

free from restraints

To unshackle means to release from restraints or constraints. It is often used in the context of setting someone free from physical bonds or restrictions. Unshackling can also refer to freeing oneself from mental or emotional constraints.

Synonyms

emancipate, free, liberate, release, unbind

Examples of usage

  • He managed to unshackle himself from the handcuffs.
  • The organization aims to unshackle the oppressed from their chains of poverty.
  • She needed to unshackle herself from the fear that was holding her back.
  • The decision to unshackle the company from outdated practices led to its success.
  • The key to progress is to unshackle ourselves from the limitations of the past.

Translations

Translations of the word "unshackle" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น desacorrentar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคพเค‚เคง เคฎเฅเค•เฅเคค เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช entfesseln

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ membebaskan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฒั–ะปัŒะฝะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ uwolniฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่งฃๆ”พใ™ใ‚‹ (kaihล suru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉlivrer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ liberar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท serbest bฤฑrakmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ’€์–ด์ฃผ๋‹ค (pul-eojuda)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุทู„ู‚ ุณุฑุงุญู‡

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ osvobodit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ oslobodiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่งฃๆ”พ (jiฤ›fร ng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ osvoboditi

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ losna viรฐ hlekki

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะพัะฐั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ’แƒแƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒกแƒฃแƒคแƒšแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ (gatavisupleba)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ azad etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ liberar

Etymology

The word 'unshackle' originates from the combination of 'un-' meaning 'not' or 'reverse the action of' and 'shackle' which comes from Middle English 'schakel' meaning 'a link or loop of a chain'. Together, 'unshackle' implies the action of removing or reversing the link or loop of a chain, thus freeing someone or something from constraints or restrictions.

See also: shackles, unshackling.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #40,814, this word is among the less frequently used terms in English. While interesting to know, it's not crucial for most English learners unless needed for specific purposes.