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fetter

/ˈfetə(r)/verb

उच्चारण फ़ेटर

बेड़ियाँ डालना, बाँधना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth formal, usually passive

    to restrict somebody's freedom to do what they want; to put chains around a prisoner's feet

    बेड़ियाँ डालना, बाँधना

    • He felt fettered by old customs.

    Synonyms restrict restrain shackle chain hamper

    Opposite free liberate release unfetter

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually pl.]

    something that stops somebody from doing what they want; chains put around a prisoner's feet

    बेड़ियाँ, बंधन

    • the fetters of tradition

    Synonyms shackles chains restraints constraints bonds

    Opposite freedom liberty

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fet·ter

?Which word?

Keep the restraint words together: fetters (chains on the feet), shackles (metal rings for the wrists or ankles; restrictions), manacles (chains for the hands), handcuffs, bonds.

बंधन के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fetters (पैरों की बेड़ियाँ), shackles (कलाई या टखने के धातु के छल्ले; प्रतिबंध), manacles (हाथों की ज़ंजीरें), handcuffs (हथकड़ी), bonds।

§Grammar and usage

The adjective unfettered means not controlled or restricted ('unfettered freedom').

Adjective unfettered का अर्थ अनियंत्रित या अप्रतिबंधित है ('unfettered freedom')।

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General knowledge

Literature: Rousseau wrote, 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'

साहित्य में Rousseau ने लिखा, 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'