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Definition bondage in American English

bondage noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈbɑndɪdʒ/
1

the activity of tying someone up with ropes or chains for sexual pleasure

Synonyms and related words
perversion sexual abuse bondage
2

a situation in which a person belongs to someone as their slave

Example

Desperate parents were forced to sell their children into bondage.

Synonyms and related words
slave slavery slave trade
3

a situation in which you are not free because someone or something controls your life

Example

Would he ever have enough money to be wholly free from the bondage of work?

Synonyms and related words
subjection surrender reliance
Definition bondage in American English