captivity
noun /kæpˈtɪvəti/
/kæpˈtɪvəti/
[uncountable]- the state of being kept as a prisoner or in a space that you cannot escape from
- in captivity He was held in captivity for three years.
- Wild animals do not always breed well in captivity.
- The bird had escaped from captivity.
Extra Examples- She was tortured many times during her captivity.
- The children were held in captivity until British soldiers entered the village.
- The prisoners were released from captivity after three months.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + captivity- escape
- escape from
- during (somebody’s) captivity
- in captivity
- hold somebody in captivity
- keep somebody in captivity
- raise something in captivity
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’, from capere ‘seize, take’.