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Definition of fettered - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
figurative restraintRare restricted or confinedRare
- Her creativity felt fettered by the strict rules.
2.
physically boundRare restrained with chains or manaclesRare
- The prisoner was fettered and could not escape..
Origin of fettered
Old English, fetor (chain or shackle)
Examples of fettered in a sentence
The project was fettered by bureaucratic red tape. The fettered dog could not run freely. The fettered slave awaited his fate.
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- French:entravé, enchaîné, ...
- German:eingeschränkt, ...
- Italian:imbrigliato, incatenato, ...
- Spanish:restringido, encadenado, ...
- Portuguese:limitado, acorrentado, ...
- Chinese:束缚的, 被囚禁的, ...
- Japanese:制限された, 鎖で縛られた, ...
- Arabic:مُقَيَّد, ...
- Hebrew:כָּבוּל, כָּפוּת, ...
- Russian:скованный, скованный цепями, ...
- Ukrainian:скований, закутий, ...
- Hindi:बाधित, जंजीरों में जकड़ा हुआ, ...
Definition of fetter - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
figurativesomething that confines or restrains
- Freed from the fetters of obligation, he pursued his dreams..
2.
physical restraintDated chain or shackle for ankles or feetDated
- The prisoner wore a heavy fetter on each ankle.
Verb
1.
limitationconfine or limit freedom
- She felt fettered by her strict upbringing.
2.
physical restraintDated shackle or bind with chainsDated
- The guards fettered the prisoner before transport.
Images of fetter
chain or shackle for ankles or feet
Origin of fetter
Old English, fetor (chain for the feet)
Examples of fetter in a sentence
Tradition can act as a fetter to innovation. The ancient fetter was displayed in the museum. He felt the cold metal of the fetter on his skin. The new regulations fetter the company's ability to innovate. He refused to let fear fetter his ambitions. They fettered the animal to prevent escape.
The captors fettered him to the wall.
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- French:chaîne, entraver, ...
- German:Fessel, fesseln, ...
- Italian:catena, limitare, ...
- Spanish:restricción, limitar, ...
- Portuguese:grilhão, limitar, ...
- Chinese:束缚, 限制, ...
- Japanese:束縛, 縛る, ...
- Arabic:قَيْد, قَيَّدَ, ...
- Hebrew:מַעֲצוֹר, לְהַגְבִּיל, ...
- Russian:оковы, сковывать, ...
- Ukrainian:кайдани, обмежувати, ...
- Hindi:बंधन, जकड़ना, ...
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