captivity
nounUK /kæpˈtɪv.ə.ti/
US /kæpˈtɪv.ə.t̬i/
Captivity is when a person or animal is kept in a place and cannot leave.
The zoo animals were born in captivity and have never lived in the wild.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The state of being held as a prisoner by an enemy or captor.
The soldiers were held in captivity for two years before being released.
3. The condition of animals being kept by humans rather than living freely in nature.
Many parrots in captivity learn to copy human speech.
4. A feeling of being trapped or unable to act freely.
She felt a kind of captivity in her boring office job.