thrall
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9.9
- noun
- /θrɔl/
- NSFW
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dominación
- Professors of English were in thrall to the mother country, with its awesome cultural traditions.
- held in thrall
- still in thrall
I mean, he was so in, in thrall to this awful, awful desire.
- I mean, he was so in, in thrall to this awful, awful desire.
- They basically cash in on that and really do have that employee in their thrall forever.
- I'm kind of in some way the thrall of yours, in some way I am subject to you.
Examples
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The queen has you in her thrall.
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The artist was in the thrall of her muse, finding inspiration in every brushstroke.
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And then she comes under the thrall of two men.
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When I was offered a position on the campaign, I was in thrall to the challenge.
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The American education system has been in thrall to a myth for more than 30 years.
Academic text (2004) -
Since then, I have come under the thrall of a new partner, my brother-in-law, and his wife.
Blog text (33) -
In Powell's Manhattan, practically everyone is in thrall to the idea of success.
Academic text (2000) -
Yes, he is in the thrall of two shallow, bitter, and resentful women.
Blog text (7) -
Andrew Barnett talks about British society being in thrall to eccentric scallywags who can 'get away with it.'
Blog text (32) -
But Napoleon saw a country that was backward, in thrall to its priests and ruled by an incompetent, dissolute monarchy.
Synonyms
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3.5
A situation where one person controls another person and they have no freedom
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8.0
A strong control that prevents others from changing things or acting freely
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8.6
A state of being controlled and treated like a slave by another person
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9.9
Being under another person's control
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9.9
A state of being completely controlled by another person with no freedom
A person completely controlled by a strong desire or habit
Antonyms
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3.0
Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves
How Dominated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thrall can also mean the state of being completely controlled. It shares the same root as enthrall, which once meant 'make someone a slave', so being 'in thrall' is to be held fast by a person, idea, or habit.