rabság
B1
Hungarian
bondage, imprisonment, captivity, servitude
NOUN
B1
1
bondage
B2
Usage pattern:
rabságban él/van; rabságból szabadul
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Meaning
slavery or forced servitude
Themes
slavery
|captivity
|freedom
|forced_labor
|human_rights
|law
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Definition
The condition of being controlled by another person or power and having no personal freedom, especially as a slave.
NOUN
B2
1
imprisonment
C1
Usage pattern:
rabságban él; rabságnak érez vmit; érzelmi rabság
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Meaning
severe restriction on freedom
Themes
metaphor
|freedom
|emotions
|relationships
|confinement
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A condition of being unable to leave or act freely, likened to being in prison, whether or not it involves an actual jail.
NOUN
B2
LITERARY
1
captivity
C1
Usage pattern:
valaminek a rabságában; valami rabságából kitör
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Meaning
state of being totally controlled
Themes
domination
|control
|emotion
|addiction
|metaphor
|emotions
|politics
Definition
A state in which a person or group is completely controlled or dominated by a powerful influence, emotion, or system, as if they were prisoners.
NOUN
B2
LITERARY
1
servitude
C1
Usage pattern:
vminek a rabságában
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Meaning
being dominated by something nonhuman
Themes
figurative
|domination
|fear
|addiction
|social_pressure
|economic_dependence
|health
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Strong lack of freedom caused by being completely controlled or dominated by something such as habit, desire, fear, or social pressure.
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