unfree

• Décrit un état de privation de liberté ; qui n'est pas libre ou indépendant, contraint ou soumis à une autorité.

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.

   tenu en servitude

   • 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.

   Synonymesboundcaptiveservilesubjugated

   Antonymesemancipatedfreeindependentliberated

2. Hampered and not freeC1formal

   Not able to act at will; constrained or restricted.

   Non libre (entravé)

   • 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.

   Synonymesboundconfinedconstrainedfetteredimpededlimitedrestrainedrestrictedshackled

   Antonymesautonomousfreeindependent