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entrapment
nounmeaning in plain English
When someone is caught or stuck somewhere and can't get out.
Picture a mouse in a snap trap — that's entrapment, stuck with no way out.
for example
The entrapment of the people under the fallen beams made it hard to reach them.
Imagine you’re stuck in a tiny elevator with a broken button panel—no matter how hard you press, the doors won’t open. That helpless feeling, where you’re trapped with no way out, is the essence of entrapment. It’s not just being stuck; it’s the creeping panic of realizing you’re powerless to escape.