disapproval If you say that you are fettered by something, you dislike it because it prevents you from behaving or moving in a free and natural way. a private trust which would not be fettered by bureaucracy The black mud fettered her movements. = hamper
A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle
disapproval You can use fetters to refer to things such as rules, traditions, or responsibilities that you dislike because they prevent you from behaving in the way you want. = constraints