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unemancipated

unemancipated

8.9
A person kept as a slave and forced to work without freedom
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪtɪd/
translation icon : no liberado
  • The unemancipated population continued to work under harsh conditions.

Examples

  • Unemancipated people deserve our help.

  • She fought for the rights of unemancipated individuals in her country.

  • Many people remained unemancipated even after the new laws were introduced.

  • Many unemancipated individuals still live under harsh conditions.

  • Many children in some countries remain unemancipated and lack basic rights.

  • The organization is working to help unemancipated individuals gain their freedom and rights.

  • Even today, some people are unemancipated and live under oppressive conditions.

Synonyms

captive
vsunemancipated
54 4.2

Kept as a prisoner and not free

includes being bound by slavery or legal control rather than only physical confinement
unfree
vsunemancipated
2 6.1

Not free because someone else controls your life or choices

is the term for lack of freedom caused by slavery or legal restrictions
unliberated
vsunemancipated
7.1

A place that an enemy still controls

is narrower, focusing on slavery and legal restrictions
imprisoned
vsunemancipated
3.8

Kept in prison and not free

refers to not being freed from slavery, servitude, or legal bondage

How Free

free
1.0
unemancipated
8.9
unfree
2 6.1
in chains
33 6.3

Surface Forms

unemancipated positive

Morphology

unemancipated = emancipated (transparent) = un + emancipate + ed

Simple negation of 'emancipated' (un- + emancipated) conveys the intended opposite meaning clearly.

Etymology

Unemancipated is made of un- 'not' and emancipate 'to free', where the old picture is of a person being moved 'out of the hand' of someone else. That's why unemancipated describes people who are still 'not freed' from slavery or strong control.