adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood
circa 1611
autonomy, freedom, independence, liberty, self-determination, self-governance, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty);
dependence (also dependance), heteronomy, subjection, unfreedom;
captivity, enchainment, enslavement, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration, internment, subjugation;
emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission, release;
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