liberation

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/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun 3

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

animal, gay, national, personal, sexual, women's

VERB + LIBERATION

achieve

LIBERATION + NOUN

movement

PREP

~ by

The country celebrated its liberation by independence fighters after decades of struggle.

~ from

After years of therapy, she finally felt liberation from her childhood fears.

PHRASES

a feeling/sense of liberation

When she quit her job, she experienced a real feeling of liberation for the first time.

a fight/struggle for liberation, a war of liberation

Definitions

noun

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.

People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.

Synonym of conquest or theft.

The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.

women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of liberating someone or something

noun — the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free t

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.

Wiktionary

People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.

Wiktionary

women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...

Wiktionary

Women's Liberation is a broad-based but informal popular movement.

Tatoeba · #65673

She is said to be a leader in the women's liberation movement.

Tatoeba · #310532

The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.

Tatoeba · #733843

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, liberation is marked as euphemistic, ironic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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