liberation
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liberation
- /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. By surface analysis, liberate + -ion.
noun liberations
- 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.
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Synonym of conquest or theft.
Similar: 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...
Similar: emancipation, independence · Opposite: enslavement, oppression
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: release, discharge, dismissal, sack, sacking, firing, liberated, liberating, liberate, emancipation, liberator, freeing, releasing, clearance, relief, relieve
noun
Similar: emancipation, independence · Opposite: enslavement, oppression
Translations
Every language
noun act of liberating or the state of being liberated
| Español | liberación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해방 haebang |
| 日本語 | 解放 kaihō |
| 中文 | 解放 jiěfàng |
| हिन्दी | मुक्ति mukti, आज़ादी āzādī, रिहाई rihāī, मोक्ष mokṣ |
| Português | liberação, libertação |
| Français | libération |
| Deutsch | Befreiung |
| Italiano | liberazione |
| Română | liberație |
| Русский | освобожде́ние osvoboždénije |
| Tiếng Việt | giải phóng, sự giải phóng |
| العربية | تَحْرِير taḥrīr |
| עברית | שִׁחְרוּר shikhrúr |
noun achievement of equal rights and status
| Italiano | emancipazione |
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title = {liberation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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