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- Dictionarythrall/θrɔːl/
noun
- 1. the state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone: literary "the town in thrall to a villain"
- 2. a slave, servant, or captive. archaic
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If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.
The meaning of THRALL is a state of servitude or submission —usually used with in. How to use thrall in a sentence.
Thrall definition: a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like. See examples of THRALL used in a sentence.
If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.
When you're in thrall to someone, you are under their control in some way. If you're being held as a hostage, you're in thrall to your captor. You can be in thrall to anything that holds you captive or controls your thoughts or actions, like an addiction, a disease, or a cult leader.
If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them.
n. 1. The state of being in the power of another person or under the sway of an influence: "a people in thrall to the miracles of commerce" (Lewis H. Lapham). 2. a. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage. b. One who is in the power of another or under the sway of an influence. tr.v. thralled, thrall·ing, thralls Archaic. To enslave.
Thrall definition: a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like. See examples of THRALL used in a sentence.
thrall. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English thrall /θrɔːl $ θrɒːl/ noun → in somebody’s/something’s thrall Examples from the Corpus thrall • Self-pity evaporates as she's drawn to playground attendant Billy, unhealthily in thrall to macho pack leader Len.
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