fettered
- adjective
- /ˈfɛtərd/
:
encadenado
- In the story, the hero was fettered by magical shackles that prevented him from escaping.
Examples
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She felt fettered by her responsibilities, unable to pursue her dreams.
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"Today's real borders," he said, "are not between nations, but between powerful and powerless, free and fettered, privileged and humiliated."
Academic text (2002) -
The prisoner felt fettered by the heavy chains that restricted his movement.
Synonyms
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A person who has metal bands on the hands or feet so they cannot move
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Kept under strict control with little freedom
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Tied or fastened to stop movement
Held by chains around the ankles so the person cannot move freely
Held tight by metal so it cannot move or escape
Held with chains or by rules that stop you from acting
Held by a rope or chain so it cannot move far
Tied tightly with rope or string so arms and legs cannot move
A person or animal held tightly with the arms tied behind the back
Not able to act freely because rules or people stop you
Fastened with string or rope
Antonyms
How Restrained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fettered comes from an old word for a chain put on the foot and is related to the simple English word foot. So, to be fettered is to be 'chained at the feet' and kept from moving.