liberation

American  

[lib-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌlɪb əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.

2. the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

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liberation British  

/ ˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. a liberating or being liberated

2. the seeking of equal status or just treatment for or on behalf of any group believed to be discriminated against

   women's liberation

   animal liberation

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Other Word Forms

• liberationist noun
• nonliberation noun
• postliberation adjective
• preliberation noun

Etymology

Origin of liberation

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin līberātiōn-, stem of līberātiō; equivalent to liberate + -ion

Example Sentences

The market response to his April 2025 “liberation” tariffs was so negative that the President quickly withdrew them and negotiated lower tariffs as part of “trade deals” that may turn out to be partly illusory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guan Yin Citta describes its goals as encouraging "people to recite Buddhist scriptures, practise life liberation and make great vows to help more people".

From Barron's

I froze, just able to see the hallway and my path to liberation out of the corner of my left eye.

From Literature

There is nothing new about the bad conscience or self-destructive urge that Baudrillard identified within Western civilization, or about its deeply rooted conflict between incompatible tendencies we might call liberation and domination.

From Salon

Some of those have been announced, and most of those are far below his “liberation” rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• abolition
• deliverance
• democracy
• emancipation
• salvation
• sovereignty