enslavement
pronunciation
How to pronounce enslavement in British English:
UK [ɪn'sleɪvmənt]
How to pronounce enslavement in American English:
US [ɪn'sleɪvmənt]
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- Noun:
- the state of being a slave
- the act of making slaves of your captives
Word Origin
- enslavement (n.)
- 1690s, from enslave + -ment.
Example
- 1. Man is free , in other words , precisely because he becomes susceptible to enslavement .
- 2. The burqa is ' a sign of enslavement and debasement , ' mr. sarkozy said last year .
- 3. In 2004 she likened the gay lifestyle to " personal bondage , personal despair and personal enslavement " .
- 4. The long-term goal of reducing poverty , religious fundamentalism and overpopulation will be impossible to reach until we free women around the world from the enslavement of ignorance .
- 5. Banned on first publication , the novel appeared in its present form in 2001 , with louisa 's first-person narrative offering a timeless example of enslavement by infatuation .