Pronunciation: /ɪˈmjʊrd/
verb to enclose or confine someone against their will
A1 The cat was immured in the cage.
A2 The prisoners were immured in the dungeon for years.
B1 The students felt immured by the strict rules of the school.
B2 She felt immured in her own thoughts, unable to break free from negativity.
C1 The artist immured himself in his studio for weeks to focus on his latest project.
C2 The explorer felt immured by the vastness of the desert, unable to find his way out.
adjective confined or enclosed within a space
A1 The bird was immured in a cage and could not fly freely.
A2 The prisoner felt immured within the four walls of his cell.
B1 The students felt immured by the strict rules of the boarding school.
B2 The artist's creativity was immured by the constraints of his commission.
C1 The CEO felt immured by the demands of the shareholders and board members.
C2 The politician was immured by the scandals that surrounded him, making it difficult to focus on his work.
formal The prisoner was immured in a dark, damp cell for weeks.
informal They immured the cat in the bathroom while they were away.
slang I feel like I'm immured in this boring job with no way out.
figurative She felt immured by her own insecurities, unable to break free from self-doubt.
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