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bond·age
 bondage
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- pronunciation:
- ban
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a state of servitude or slavery to another.
Born into bondage, the slaves had never known freedom.She viewed her abusive marriage as a form of bondage.- synonyms:
- chains, servitude, slavery, thralldom
- antonyms:
- liberty
- similar words:
- captivity, fetters, serfdom
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| definition 2: |
the state of being held in control by external forces.
the bondage of tradition- synonyms:
- captivity, prison, slavery, subjugation
- similar words:
- chains, confinement, control, durance, duress, fetters, servitude, shackles
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| related words: |
dependence, yoke |
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