unfree

• Describe el estado de no ser libre; privado de libertad o independencia, o sujeto a restricciones.

Describes a state of being not free; lacking liberty or independence.

1. Held in servitudeC1formal

   Not free; kept in a state of bondage or slavery.

   no libre, cautivo

   • The unfree laborers were forced to work in harsh conditions.
   • Historically, many societies had a class of unfree people.
   • The unfree population had no legal rights.

   Sinónimosboundcaptiveservilesubjugated

   Antónimosemancipatedfreeindependentliberated

2. Hampered and not freeC1formal

   Not able to act at will; constrained or restricted.

   no libre

   • The prisoner felt unfree in his small cell.
   • She felt unfree to express her true opinions.
   • The unfree movement of the injured bird was sad to watch.

   Sinónimosboundconfinedconstrainedfetteredimpededlimitedrestrainedrestrictedshackled

   Antónimosautonomousfreeindependent