liberation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ Hyphenation: li‧ber‧a‧tion Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === liberation (countable and uncountable, plural liberations) The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. (euphemistic or ironic) Synonym of conquest or theft. (politics) The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression. ==== Synonyms ==== emancipation, independence ==== Antonyms ==== enslavement, oppression ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== liberate ==== Translations ==== === References === “liberation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. liberation in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018. Raymond Williams (1983), “Liberation”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 181. “liberation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “liberation”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === libationer