captivity

• Sustantivo que designa el estado o condición de una persona o animal que está encerrado, retenido contra su voluntad o privado de libertad, incluyendo la situación de esclavitud o confinamiento.

A noun referring to the state or condition of being confined, imprisoned, or held against one's will, including the condition of being a slave.

incontable

1. ImprisonmentB2formal

   The state of being confined or held against one's will.

   Cautiverio

   • The animal was kept in captivity for many years.
   • He lived in captivity for over a decade before escaping.
   • The conditions of captivity were harsh and inhumane.

   Sinónimosconfinementcustodydetentionimprisonmentincarcerationinternment

   Antónimosfreedomlibertyrelease

2. SlaveryC1formal

   The condition of being a slave; forced servitude.

   Esclavitud

   • Shakespeare wrote of the captivity of the human spirit.
   • The captives were sold into captivity in a foreign land.
   • He endured a life of captivity under a cruel master.

   Sinónimosbondageenslavementservitudesubjugationthraldomvassalage

   Antónimosfreedomindependenceliberty