servitude
noun [U] /ˈsɜː.vɪ.tjuːd/
/ˈsɝː.vɪ.tuːd/ formalDefinition
› the state of being under the control of someone else and of having no freedom: In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of servitude and poverty.Lack of freedom to act
(Definition of servitude noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bound suffix (PREVENTING LEAVING)
- be in bondage to sth idiom
- be locked in sth phrasal verb
- bondage noun (SLAVE)
- bound adjective (FASTENED)
- oppressed adjective (RULED)
- option noun
- paralysis noun
- paralytic adjective
- qualified adjective (LIMITED)
- regimented adjective
- sb's hands are tied idiom
- shackle verb
- tie verb (FASTEN)
- tool noun (PERSON)
- tyranny noun
- under sb's thumb idiom
- under the heel of sth/sb idiom
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