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fetters
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fetters
(noun)
fetter
(verb)
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fetters
/
ˈ
fɛtɚz/
noun
fetters
/
ˈ
fɛtɚz/
noun
Learner's definition of FETTERS
[
plural
]
1
formal
:
something that prevents someone or something from moving or acting freely
She longs to be free of the
fetters
[=
constraints
] of family obligations.
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2
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chains placed around a person's feet to restrict motion
a prisoner in
fetters
[=
shackles
]
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