prisoned
/ˈprɪzənd/
adjective
- Kept in a prison or confined against one's will; imprisoned.
- In the story, the prisoned knight waited years for rescue.
- The prisoned activists were released after a public outcry.
- The prisoned bird finally escaped when the cage door was left open.
- Feeling trapped or restricted, as if in a prison.
- She felt prisoned by her own fears and could not move forward.
- Living in a small town with no opportunities made him feel prisoned.
- He was prisoned in a job he hated, unable to find a way out.
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- Past tense of prison: to put or keep someone in a prison; to confine.
- The government prisoned protesters for speaking out against the law.
- They prisoned the thief until the trial could begin.
- The king prisoned his enemies in the castle dungeon.