Slavery is the system by which people are owned by other people as slaves.
My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
Synonyms: enslavement, servitude, subjugation, captivity More Synonyms of slavery
slavery in British English
(ˈsleɪvərɪ)
noun
1.
the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his or her life, liberty, and fortune
2.
the subjection of a person to another person, esp in being forced into work
3.
the condition of being subject to some influence or habit
4.
work done in harsh conditions for low pay
slavery in American English
(ˈsleɪvəri; ˈsleɪvri)
noun
1.
the owning or keeping of slaves as a practice or institution; slaveholding
2.
the condition of being a slave; bondage; servitude
3.
a condition of submission to or domination by some influence, habit, etc.
4.
hard work or toil like that done by slaves; drudgery
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈserviˌtude
Synonyms of 'slavery'
enslavement, servitude, subjugation, captivity
More Synonyms of slavery
In other languages
slavery
British English: slavery NOUN
Slavery is the system by which people are owned by other people as slaves.
My people have survived 400 years of slavery.
American English: slavery
Brazilian Portuguese: escravidão
Chinese: 奴隶制
European Spanish: esclavitud
French: esclavage
German: Sklaverei
Italian: schiavitù
Japanese: 奴隷制度
Korean: 노예 제도
European Portuguese: escravidão
Latin American Spanish: esclavitud
Chinese translation of 'slavery'
slavery
(ˈsleɪvərɪ)
n(u)
奴隶(隸)制 (núlìzhì)
(noun)
Definition
the state or condition of being a slave
My people have survived 300 years of slavery.
Synonyms
enslavement
Free people will never choose their own enslavement.
servitude
a life of servitude
subjugation
captivity
bondage
A terrible life of bondage was compounded by a guilty secret.
thrall
Our children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.
serfdom
vassalage
thraldom
Opposites
freedom
,
liberty
,
emancipation
,
release
,
manumission
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bondage
Definition
slavery
A terrible life of bondage was compounded by a guilty secret.
Synonyms
slavery,
imprisonment,
captivity,
confinement,
yoke,
duress,
servitude,
enslavement,
subjugation,
serfdom,
subjection,
vassalage,
thraldom,
enthralment
in the sense of servitude
Definition
slavery or bondage
a life of servitude
Synonyms
slavery,
bondage,
enslavement,
bonds,
chains,
obedience,
thrall,
subjugation,
serfdom,
vassalage,
thraldom
in the sense of thrall
Definition
the state of being completely in the power of, or spellbound by, a person or thing
Our children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.