Bondage (Noun)
Meaning 1
Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
The state of being under the control of another person.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The oppressed people longed for freedom from their bondage under the tyrannical ruler.
- She felt trapped in a cycle of poverty and economic bondage, unable to escape the cycle of debt.
- The activist worked tirelessly to expose the human trafficking ring that was holding hundreds of women in bondage.
- The author's latest novel explored the theme of emotional bondage, where the protagonist was held captive by her own fears and anxieties.
- The former slave recounted the horrors of his bondage, detailing the brutal treatment he suffered at the hands of his former owner.
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Meaning 3
The state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; "he was in bondage to fear"; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.