fetters

[US]/[ˈfetəz]/
[UK]/[ˈfetərz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.Chains or manacles used to restrain someone.; Something that restricts or restrains.
v.To restrain or restrict.

Phrases & Collocations

break fetters

shackles and fetters

mental fetters

cast off fetters

bound by fetters

historical fetters

remove fetters

economic fetters

free from fetters

iron fetters

Example Sentences

the prisoner struggled against his physical fetters.

she felt the emotional fetters of a difficult past.

breaking free from societal fetters is a lifelong pursuit.

the king's power was limited by legal fetters.

he wanted to cast off the fetters of tradition.

financial fetters can prevent entrepreneurial growth.

the artist sought to shatter the fetters of convention.

they were bound by invisible fetters of obligation.

the company sought to remove the fetters on innovation.

historical fetters shaped the nation's identity.

he felt the heavy fetters of guilt and regret.

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