boxed-in

• Décrit le fait de se sentir piégé, limité ou contraint par les circonstances ou des règles, sans possibilité de manœuvrer ou de s'échapper.

Describes a feeling of being trapped, restricted, or confined by circumstances or rules.

1. Enclosed or confinedB2informal

   Enclosed in or as if in a box; feeling trapped or restricted.

   enfermé, coincé

   • He felt boxed-in by the small office cubicle.
   • The car was boxed-in by other vehicles in the parking lot.
   • She felt boxed-in by her daily routine.

   Synonymesconfinedenclosedimprisonedpent-uprestrictedshut intrapped

   Antonymesfreeopenunconfinedunrestricted