disenthral
Release from bondage
To disenthral is to free from bondage or controlling influence—the opposite of enthrall.
The word appears in formal or literary contexts: The revolution disenthralled the peasants from feudal obligations.
Lincoln used it memorably: "We must disenthral ourselves" from old thinking.
Also spelled disenthral.
The noun is disenthrallment.
Remove restraining links
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- deliverTransport to recipient
- rescueSave from harm
manumit · emancipate · release · unbind · disengage · extricate · loose · untie
Destroy naive beliefs
- disenchantFree from false beliefs
- undeceiveCorrect a false belief
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
- awakenRouse from slumber
disabuse · open eyes · clear-sighted · lucidity · realization · truth · clarity · revelation
Involuntary subjugation to another
- enslavementForced human ownership
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- subjugationForcing into submission
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
chains · shackles · fetters · imprisonment · captive · slave · serf · indentured
Short pause from hardship
- escapeFlight from captivity
- releaseTo let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
- lighteningMaking lighter in weight/shade
ease · deliverance · reprieve · sanctuary · refuge · haven · asylum · solace
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
self-rule · self-governance · agency · empowerment · volition · choice · free-will · enfranchisement
unchain
Remove restraining links
rescue · manumit · emancipate · release · unbind · disengage · extricate · loose · untie · uncage
disillusion
Destroy naive beliefs
- disenchantFree from false beliefs
- undeceiveCorrect a false belief
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
awaken · disabuse · open eyes · clear-sighted · lucidity · realization · truth · clarity · revelation · sobering
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
- enslavementForced human ownership
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- subjugationForcing into submission
oppression · chains · shackles · fetters · imprisonment · captive · slave · serf · indentured · yoke
respite
Short pause from hardship
- escapeFlight from captivity
- releaseTo let go
- unburdeningRelieving oneself of weight
lightening · ease · deliverance · reprieve · sanctuary · refuge · haven · asylum · solace · peace
freedom
Absence of constraint
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
autonomy · self-rule · self-governance · agency · empowerment · volition · choice · free-will · enfranchisement · suffrage