bondage
/ˈbɑndɪdʒ/
noun
- The state of being a slave or being forced to work for someone without freedom.
- Many people in history lived in bondage and had no rights.
- The organization works to free people from modern-day bondage.
- He escaped from bondage and started a new life in another country.
- A state of being physically or emotionally tied to something, often used figuratively.
- The novel explores the bondage of tradition in a small village.
- Addiction can put a person in bondage to a substance.
- She felt trapped in the bondage of her own fears.