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liberation

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of conquest or theft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, euphemistic, ironic, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conquest or theft

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: government, politics

Examples

  • women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the act of liberating someone or something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: release, freeing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: accomplishment, achievement

Narrower terms: jail delivery, deregulation, deregulating, relief, unsnarling, untangling, disentanglement, extrication, emancipation, clearing, manumission, parole, probation

5

noun

Meaning 5

the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, release, sack, sacking

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: termination, ending, conclusion

Narrower terms: superannuation, conge, congee, removal, deactivation, inactivation, honorable discharge, dishonorable discharge, Section Eight

6

noun

Meaning 6

the attempt to achieve equal rights or status

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she worked for women's liberation

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: çlirim — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Arabic: تَحْرِير (taḥrīr) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Armenian: ազատագրում (azatagrum) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Armenian: ազատում (azatum) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Azerbaijani: qurtuluş — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Azerbaijani: azadlaşma — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Belarusian: вызвале́нне (vyzvaljénnje) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Bengali: মুক্তি (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Bengali: আজাদী (ajadi) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Bulgarian: освобожде́ние (osvoboždénie) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Catalan: alliberament — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Catalan: alliberació — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 解放 (jiěfàng) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mfunguo — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Czech: osvobození — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Danish: befrielse — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Danish: frigørelse — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Dutch: bevrijding — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Esperanto: liberigo — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Estonian: vabastamine — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Finnish: vapautus — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • French: libération — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Georgian: განთავისუფლება (gantavisupleba) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • German: Befreiung — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Gujarati: મુક્તિ (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hebrew: שִׁחְרוּר (shikhrúr) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hindi: मुक्ति (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hindi: आज़ादी (āzādī) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hindi: रिहाई (rihāī) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hindi: मोक्ष (mokṣ) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Hungarian: felszabadítás — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Irish: saoradh — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Irish: fuascailt — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Italian: liberazione — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Japanese: 解放 (kaihō) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Kazakh: босату (bosatu) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Korean: 해방 (haebang) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Lao: ການປົດປ່ອຍ (kān pot pǭi) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Latin: līberātiō — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Latvian: atbrīvošana — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Lithuanian: išsivadavimas — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Macedonian: ослободување (osloboduvanje) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Malay: pembebasan — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Malayalam: മുക്തി (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Malayalam: വിമോചനം (vimōcanaṁ) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Maltese: liberazzjoni — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Māori: whakawāteatanga — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Mongolian: чөлөөлөлт (čölöölölt) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Mongolian: ангижрал (angižral) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frigjøring — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Norwegian Bokmål: befrielse — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Odia: ମୁକ୍ତି (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Persian: رهایی (rahâyi) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Persian: تحریر (tahrir) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Polish: wyzwolenie — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Polish: oswobodzenie — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Polish: uwolnienie — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Portuguese: liberação — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Portuguese: libertação — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Punjabi: ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ (azādī) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Punjabi: ਲਿਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ (libreśan) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Punjabi: ਰਿਹਾਈ (rihāī) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Punjabi: ਮੁਕਤੀ (muktī) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Romanian: liberație — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Russian: освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Sanskrit: मोक्ष (mokṣa) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Sanskrit: मुक्ति (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Scottish Gaelic: saoradh — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Serbo-Croatian: ослобође́ње — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Serbo-Croatian: oslobođénje — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Slovak: oslobodenie — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Spanish: liberación — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Swedish: befrielse — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Swedish: frigörelse — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Telugu: ముక్తి (mukti) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Thai: การปลดปล่อย (gaan-bplòt-bplɔ̀i) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Tibetan: བཅིངས་འགྲོལ (bcings 'grol) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Turkish: liberasyon — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Turkish: özgürleştirme — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Turkish: kurtuluş — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Ottoman Turkish: نجات (necât) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Ukrainian: визво́лення (vyzvólennja) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Ukrainian: зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Vietnamese: giải phóng — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Vietnamese: sự giải phóng — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Yiddish: באַפֿרײַונג (bafrayung) — act of liberating or the state of being liberated
  • Bengali: আজাদী (ajadi) — achievement of equal rights and status
  • Hungarian: felszabadítás — achievement of equal rights and status
  • Italian: emancipazione — achievement of equal rights and status
  • Maltese: liberazzjoni — achievement of equal rights and status
  • Scottish Gaelic: saoradh — achievement of equal rights and status
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