slavery
/ˈsleɪvəri/noun
उच्चारण स्लेवरी
दासता, गुलामी; दास-प्रथा
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the state of being a slave; the practice of owning slaves
दासता, गुलामी; दास-प्रथा
- Slavery was abolished in the British Empire in 1833.
- Millions were sold into slavery.
- Slavery was a cruel system that treated people as property.
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- The movement against slavery gathered strength in the nineteenth century.
- Children were forced into slavery in some parts of the world.
Synonyms bondage servitude enslavement
Opposite freedom liberty emancipation
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[U]
very hard work for very little money
बेगारी, बहुत कम पैसे में कड़ी मेहनत
- Twelve-hour shifts for that pay is slavery.
- Working eighteen hours a day for a tiny wage felt like slavery to the interns.
- Working all night without pay is little better than slavery.
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- Many workers felt the long hours were slavery.
- It was slavery, not a job, so she left.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
slavery (uncountable)
Slavery is uncountable and takes no article; the plural is not used.
'Slavery' uncountable है और इसके साथ article नहीं आता; इसका plural प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
slavery to sth
Figuratively, slavery to means being controlled by a habit or desire.
आलंकारिक रूप में 'slavery to' का अर्थ किसी आदत या इच्छा के वश में होना है।
- His slavery to the mobile phone worried his parents.
in slavery / into slavery
Use in for the state and into for the act of forcing someone into it.
अवस्था के लिए 'in' और किसी को उसमें धकेलने की क्रिया के लिए 'into' आता है।
- People lived in slavery for generations.
- Many were sold into slavery.
slavery vs slave
A slave is a person, slavery the system or state, and enslave the verb.
'Slave' व्यक्ति है, 'slavery' व्यवस्था या अवस्था है और 'enslave' verb है।
- The slave-owner enslaved the villagers.
wage slavery / modern slavery
These compound phrases describe unfair work or forced labour today.
ये compound वाक्यांश आज के अनुचित या बलात् श्रम का वर्णन करते हैं।
- Bonded labour is a form of modern slavery.
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verb + slavery
abolishendescape fromsell intofight against
- The leader fought against slavery all his life.
adjective + slavery
modernwagedomesticcruellegal
- Bonded labour is a form of modern slavery.
slavery + noun
abolitiontradesystemlawsera
- The slavery trade crossed many seas.
slavery + preposition
in slaveryinto slaveryto habitof the mind
- Fear can keep a mind in slavery.
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- Many freedom fighters spoke against the slavery of colonial rule.
अनेक स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों ने औपनिवेशिक शासन की गुलामी के विरुद्ध आवाज़ उठाई।
- Radhika read about the end of slavery in her history book.
राधिका ने अपनी इतिहास की पुस्तक में दास-प्रथा के अंत के बारे में पढ़ा।
- Child labour is a form of slavery.
बाल श्रम दासता का एक रूप है।
- They treat their staff like slaves, and it is nothing less than slavery.
वे अपने कर्मचारियों से गुलामों जैसा व्यवहार करते हैं, और यह दासता से कम नहीं है।
- He sees addiction as slavery of the mind.
वह नशे की लत को मन की गुलामी मानता है।
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✗ The slaveries were ended long ago.
✓ Slavery was ended long ago.
Slavery is uncountable and has no plural.
'Slavery' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ India was in the slavery of the British.
✓ India was in slavery under the British.
The usual phrase is in slavery, and under shows who ruled.
सामान्य वाक्यांश 'in slavery' है और शासक बताने के लिए 'under' आता है।
✗ He sold the children in slavery.
✓ He sold the children into slavery.
Into shows the change of state.
अवस्था में परिवर्तन बताने के लिए 'into' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
slav·ery
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Setting slaves free is emancipation or manumission.
'दासों को मुक्त करना' emancipation या manumission कहलाता है।