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(træpt)
1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you feel trapped, you are in an unpleasant situation in which you lack freedom, and you feel you cannot escape from it.
He follows me everywhere and it makes me feel so trapped.
...people who think of themselves as trapped in mundane jobs. [+ in]
2.  See also trap
More Synonyms of trapped

trapped in British English

(træpt)
adjective
1. 
(of an animal) caught in a trap
2. 
unable to move or escape as a result of obstruction
Many people are still trapped under the rubble.
3. 
unable to escape, as from a situation
people who think of themselves as trapped in mundane jobs
He follows me everywhere and it makes me feel so trapped.
4. 
unable to be moved as a result of obstruction
The train was trapped underground by a fire.
5. 
jammed; entangled or caught
Her hair got trapped in the zip of her jacket.
6. 
(of gas, water, or energy) prevented from escaping
The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.

Examples of 'trapped' in a sentence
trapped

He suffered two slipped discs and trapped nerves.
The Sun (2012)
Do you feel trapped or anxious when unforeseen incidents intrude on your day?
Atkinson, Jacqueline M Coping with Stress at Work (1988)
Trapped inside was a goose longing for freedom.
Christianity Today (2000)
The trapped man was said to be talking to firefighters.
The Sun (2007)
He has a trapped nerve behind a knee that has caused leg and hip problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
All it does is make you feel trapped and powerless.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One man trapped inside had to be pulled free.
The Sun (2011)
He heard something about trapped miners and wanted to help.
The Sun (2010)
Six women on a caving expedition become trapped underground in an unexplored cavern where savage creatures lurk in the darkness.
The Sun (2015)
It will have to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in refunds to stranded passengers and compensation to those on the trapped trains.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Trapped animals are humanely killed.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
THE trapped Chilean miners have vowed to wait at the surface until the last man is rescued.
The Sun (2010)
IT was heartwarming to see the trapped Chilean miners being rescued.
The Sun (2010)
Other research showed that animals who are trapped or restrained tend not merely to faint; the heart sometimes slows so dramatically that they die.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But instead you're here, trapped and unable to get out.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Crucially, couples who own a house under joint names could become trapped and unable to sell their home quickly to free up cash to pay for care.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Tiny fissures are opened in the rock, through which the trapped gas can then escape, be broughtto the surface and piped off.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
trapped

British English: trapped ADJECTIVE
If you feel trapped, you are in an unpleasant situation in which you lack freedom, and you feel you cannot escape from it.
...people who think of themselves as trapped in mundane jobs.
  • American English: trapped
  • Brazilian Portuguese: preso
  • Chinese: 受困的
  • European Spanish: atrapado
  • French: coincé
  • German: gefangen
  • Italian: intrappolato
  • Japanese: 捕われの
  • Korean: 얽매인
  • European Portuguese: preso
  • Latin American Spanish: atrapado

1 (adjective) 
He froze like a trapped animal.
Synonyms
caught
cornered
snared
ensnared
stuck (informal)
I don't want to get stuck in another job like that.
netted
surrounded
cut off
at bay
cornered like a stag at bay
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
with your back to the wall
2 (adjective) 
Synonyms
tricked
deceived
duped
beguiled
inveigled
ambushed

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at bay
Definition
forced to turn and face attackers
cornered like a stag at bay
Synonyms
trapped,
caught,
netted,
cornered
in the sense of stuck
I don't want to get stuck in another job like that.
Synonyms
trapped,
caught,
ensnared

Synonyms of 'trapped'

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