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单词 heteronomies
释义

heteronomy

noun

het·​er·​on·​o·​my ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-nə-mē How to pronounce heteronomy (audio)
: subjection to something else
especially : a lack of moral freedom or self-determination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For this reason, the passage from Arab spring to Arab winter should be understood first and foremost as a narrative of self-determination, choice, and consequences, not as a story of heteronomy and external imposition. New York Times, 12 May 2020

Word History

Etymology

heter- + -nomy (as in autonomy)

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

heteronomies

noun

plural of heteronomy
as in subjections

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • subjections
  • unfreedoms
  • enchainments
  • dependances
  • subjugations
  • dependences
  • immurements
  • enslavements
  • captivities
  • internments
  • imprisonments
  • incarcerations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • liberties
  • freedoms
  • independencies
  • sovereignties
  • autonomies
  • sovranties
  • independences
  • enfranchisements
  • manumissions
  • releases
  • liberations
  • emancipations
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