Definition
Bound or restrained with or as if with chains; constrained or restricted in movement or freedom.
Etymology
Past tense and past participle of enchain, combining en- + chain + -ed. This form became common in literature from the 16th century onward to describe both literal and figurative imprisonment.
Kelly Says
When poets wrote about lovers being 'enchained' to duty or honor, they were using a word that technically means 'in chains' but had become so metaphorical that readers understood emotional bondage—it shows how language lets us talk about invisible things using physical ones.
Translations
BNবাংলা
শৃঙ্খলিত
shrin-khol-it
CSČeština
upojen
u-po-jen
DEDeutsch
gefesselt
ge-fes-selt
ELΕλληνικά
δεσμευμένος
des-mev-men
ESEspañol
encadenado
en-ka-de-na-doh
FAفارسی
زنجیر شده
zan-jir she-deh
FISuomi
kiinnitetty
kiin-ni-tet-ty
FRFrançais
chaîné
sha-nay
HUMagyar
lánccsal kötözve
lan-csal kot-o-zve
IDBahasa Indonesia
terikat
te-ri-kat
ITItaliano
incatenato
in-ka-te-na-toh
JA日本語
鎖されている
kusari-sare-te-iru
KKKK
жауапкершілік
jawapker-shilik
MRMR
बांधलेले
bandh-ale-le
MSBahasa Melayu
dibelenggu
di-be-leng-gu
NLNederlands
gevangen
ge-va-gen
PLPolski
skrzyżowany
skrzy-zowa-ny
PTPortuguês
acorrentado
a-kor-ren-ta-doh
RORomână
încătușit
in-kat-u-shit
RUРусский
окованный
o-ko-van-nyy
SWKiswahili
ameme
a-me-me
TAதமிழ்
சங்கடப்பட்ட
sankada-patta
TEతెలుగు
బంధించబడిన
bandhincha-badina
THไทย
ถูกตรึง
took-treung
TLTL
nakakadena
na-ka-ka-de-na
TRTürkçe
zincirlenmiş
zin-cir-le-nish
UKУкраїнська
зв'язаний
zvyaz-an-iy
VITiếng Việt
bị trói
bi-troi
ZUZU
qeqeshiwe
qeqe-she-we