Liberation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of liberating someone or something

the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/lˌɪbəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˌɪbəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /lˌɪbɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

she worked for women's liberation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

firing sacking dismission discharge sack release freeing dismissal

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of liberating someone or something
noun	the attempt to achieve equal rights or status “she worked for women's liberation”
noun	the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Word Forms

liberate	verb	grant freedom to; free from confinement
release	verb	grant freedom to; free from confinement
free	verb	free from obligations or duties
dismiss	verb	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
discharge	verb	free from obligations or duties
fire	verb	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
sack	verb	terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befreiung

der Akt der Befreiung von jemandem oder etwas

🇫🇷French

libération

l'acte de libérer quelqu'un ou quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

liberación

el acto de liberar a alguien o algo

🇮🇹Italian

liberazione

l'atto di liberare qualcuno o qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

bevrijding

de daad van het bevrijden van iemand of iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

libertação

o ato de libertar alguém ou algo

🇷🇺Russian

освобождение

акт освобождения кого-либо или чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुक्ति

किसी को या वस्तु को मुक्त करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

মুক্তি

কাউকে বা কিছুকে মুক্ত করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

விடுதலை

யாரையாவது அல்லது எதையாவது விடுவிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విముక్తి

ఎవరైనా లేదా దేనినైనా విముక్తి చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

मुक्ती

एखाद्याला किंवा कशाला तरी मुक्त करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુક્તિ

કોઈને અથવા કંઈકને મુક્ત કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮೋಚನೆ

ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിമോചനം

ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും മോചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਕਤੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

آزادی

کسی کو یا کسی چیز کو آزاد کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解放

解放某人或某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

解放

誰かまたは何かを解放する行為

🇰🇷Korean

해방

누군가 또는 사물을 해방시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giải phóng

hành động giải phóng ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การปลดปล่อย

การกระทำของการปลดปล่อยบุคคลหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembebasan

tindakan membebaskan seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalaya

ang pagkilos ng pagpapalaya sa isang tao o isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pembebasan

tindakan membebaskan seseorang atau sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحرير

فعل تحرير شخص ما أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

رهایی

عمل آزاد کردن کسی یا چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

kurtuluş

birini veya bir şeyi özgürleştirme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁחרוּר

פעולת שחרור מישהו או משהו

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The primary meaning of 'liberation' is 'the act of liberating someone or something'.

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