fetter
/ˈfet.ə/ · fet.ter
noun
- A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, typically by its legs. The prisoner was shackled with heavy fetters to prevent escape.
- Anything that restricts or restrains. Her fear of public speaking was a fetter to her career ambitions.
verb
- To shackle or bind up with fetters. The guards fettered the prisoner with iron chains.
- To restrain or impede; to hamper. Her lack of experience fettered her ability to take on the new project.
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Did you know? The word 'fetter' has been used in literature to describe the constraints of societal expectations, as seen in John Milton's 'Paradise Lost', where the character of Satan is described as being 'fettered' by his own pride.