Bondage

Quick meaning: Bondage is a noun meaning The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.

Meaning

The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
2. (sex) The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
3. (attributive) Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.

Example Sentences

debt bondage

bondage trousers; bondage jeans; bondage pants

He lived in financial bondage to his cocaine habit; no matter how much he earned, it all seemed to disappear up his nose.

In Judeo-Christian tradition, the Israelites fled bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, only to wander in the wilderness for the next four decades.

Word Forms

• bondages

Synonyms for bondage

Depending on context, synonyms include slavery, thralldom, thraldom, thrall.

Antonyms for bondage

Common opposites include freedom.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thralldom, thraldom, slavery, thrall, enslavement, slave.

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