Meanings
nounliberation (countable and uncountable, plural liberations)
plural liberations
- countableuncountableThe act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
The liberation of American slaves was accomplished by the Department of War, that of British slaves by the Exchequer.
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People saw in the elders, who were closer to death, the manifestation of the divine force that was thought to achieve its full liberation at death.
1995, Julius Evola, “The Two Paths in the Afterlife”, in Guido Stucco, transl., Revolt against the Modern World, Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, translation of Rivolta contro il mondo moderno, →ISBN, page 50 - countableuncountablegovernmentThe achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
women's liberation... black liberation... gay liberation...
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of conquest or theft.
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conquest or theft
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nounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
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Origin
- Latinliberatio, liberationem“a freeing”
- Middle Frenchlibération
- Englishliberation
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. By surface analysis, liberate + -ion.
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Arabic تَحْرِير
- تَحْرِير (taḥrīr)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Bengali মুক্তি, আজাদী
- মুক্তি (mukti)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- আজাদী (ajadi)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- আজাদী (ajadi)achievement of equal rights and status
Bulgarian освобожде́ние
- освобожде́ние (osvoboždénie)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Catalan alliberament, alliberació
- alliberamentact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- alliberacióact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Chinese Mandarin 解放
- 解放 (jiěfàng)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Czech osvobození
- osvobozeníact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Danish befrielse, frigørelse
- befrielseact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- frigørelseact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Dutch bevrijding
- bevrijdingact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Esperanto liberigo
- liberigoact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Estonian vabastamine
- vabastamineact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Finnish vapautus
- vapautusact of liberating or the state of being liberated
French libération
- libérationact of liberating or the state of being liberated
German Befreiung
- Befreiungact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hebrew שִׁחְרוּר
- שִׁחְרוּר (shikhrúr)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hindi मुक्ति, आज़ादी
- मुक्ति (mukti)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- आज़ादी (āzādī)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- रिहाई (rihāī)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- मोक्ष (mokṣ)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Hungarian felszabadítás, felszabadítás
- felszabadításact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- felszabadításachievement of equal rights and status
Irish saoradh, fuascailt
- saoradhact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- fuascailtact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Italian liberazione, emancipazione
- liberazioneact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- emancipazioneachievement of equal rights and status
Japanese 解放
- 解放 (kaihō)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Korean 해방
- 해방 (haebang)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Latin līberātiō
- līberātiōact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Latvian atbrīvošana
- atbrīvošanaact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Lithuanian išsivadavimas
- išsivadavimasact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Malay pembebasan
- pembebasanact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Māori whakawāteatanga
- whakawāteatangaact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Norwegian Bokmål frigjøring, befrielse
- frigjøringact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- befrielseact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Persian رهایی, تحریر
- رهایی (rahâyi)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- تحریر (tahrir)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Polish wyzwolenie, oswobodzenie
- wyzwolenieact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- oswobodzenieact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- uwolnienieact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Portuguese liberação, libertação
- liberaçãoact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- libertaçãoact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Punjabi ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ, ਲਿਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ
- ਅਜ਼ਾਦੀ (azādī)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- ਲਿਬ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ (libreśan)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- ਰਿਹਾਈ (rihāī)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- ਮੁਕਤੀ (muktī)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Romanian liberație
- liberațieact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Russian освобожде́ние
- освобожде́ние (osvoboždénije)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Scottish Gaelic saoradh, saoradh
- saoradhact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- saoradhachievement of equal rights and status
Slovak oslobodenie
- oslobodenieact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Spanish liberación
- liberaciónact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Swedish befrielse, frigörelse
- befrielseact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- frigörelseact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Thai การปลดปล่อย
- การปลดปล่อย (gaan-bplòt-bplɔ̀i)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Turkish liberasyon, özgürleştirme
- liberasyonact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- özgürleştirmeact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- kurtuluşact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Ukrainian визво́лення, зві́льнення
- визво́лення (vyzvólennja)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
- зві́льнення (zvílʹnennja)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Vietnamese giải phóng, sự giải phóng
- giải phóngact of liberating or the state of being liberated
- sự giải phóngact of liberating or the state of being liberated
Yiddish באַפֿרײַונג
- באַפֿרײַונג (bafrayung)act of liberating or the state of being liberated
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with liberation
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Cite this entry
APA
liberation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberation
MLA
“liberation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liberation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberation.
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