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enslavement

/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/

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noun

C1formalcommon/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/

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A noun referring to the state of being a slave or the act of making someone a slave.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее состояние рабства или действие по превращению кого-либо в раба.esSustantivo que designa el estado de estar esclavizado o la acción de convertir a alguien en esclavo, privándolo de su libertad.frNom désignant l'action de réduire quelqu'un en esclavage ou l'état de celui qui est privé de liberté et soumis à une domination absolue.deSubstantiv, das den Zustand der Sklaverei oder den Vorgang bezeichnet, jemanden zu einem Sklaven zu machen; auch die Unterwerfung und Unterdrückung von Menschen.ptSubstantivo que designa o ato ou processo de tornar alguém escravo, bem como o estado de escravidão ou sujeição total.zh指使人沦为奴隶或处于被奴役状态的行为或状态。arاسم يدل على حالة العبودية أو عملية تحويل شخص إلى عبد أو إخضاعه واستعباده.

  1. State of being a slave B2 formal

    The condition or state of being held as a slave; complete subjugation to another's control.

    • The novel vividly describes the horrors of enslavement in colonial times.
    • Enslavement deprives people of their fundamental human rights.
    • He fought his entire life to escape the enslavement imposed by the regime.

    ruРабствоesEsclavitudfrétat d'esclavagedeSklavereiptEscravidãozh奴役arاستعباد

    Synonymes: bondagecaptivityoppressionserfdomservitudeslaverysubjugationthraldom

    Antonymes: autonomyfreedomindependenceliberty

  2. Act of making slaves B2 formal

    The act or process of taking people captive and forcing them into slavery.

    • The enslavement of prisoners of war was outlawed by international treaties.
    • Historical records document the brutal enslavement of millions of Africans.
    • The empire expanded through conquest and the enslavement of conquered peoples.

    ruПорабощениеesesclavizaciónfrAction de réduire en esclavagedeVersklavungptEscravizaçãozh奴役arاستعباد

    Antonymes: emancipationfreedomliberation

  • enslavements plural form
  • enslavements' possessive plural form
  • enslavement's possessive singular form