unfreedom

English

Etymology

un- +‎ freedom

Noun

unfreedom (countable and uncountable, plural unfreedoms)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being unfree
2. (countable) A particular limitation of one's freedom.
   • 2003, Matthew H. Kramer, The Quality of Freedom, →ISBN, page 340:

     Perhaps most notably, our enquiries into the existence of unfreedoms are steps toward the measurement of the overall freedom of each individual and of each society.

Synonyms

• (condition of being unfree): illiberty, slavery
• (limitation): restriction

Antonyms

• freedom

Translations

the condition of being unfree

• Portuguese: iliberdade f
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