bondage

Definition

  • noun: the state of being a slave
  • noun: the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave
  • often used figuratively
  • synonyms: slavery, imprisonment, bond service

Examples

  • He delivered the slaves from 'bondage'. [=he freed the slaves]

  • He struggled in the 'bondage' of drug addiction.

  • a population held/kept in 'bondage'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) pulled over your eyes ... ... to blind you from the truth. What truth? That you are a slave. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage ... ... born into a prison that you cannot smell or taste or touch. A prison ... ... for your mind. Unfortunately, no one can be ... (..)
    1999 The Matrix