unfreedom

1. (uncountable) The condition of being unfree.Examples: "It was as if all the unfreedom in which he'd spent his seven decades of life were embodied in this six-year-old but essentially brand-new chair."; "She is her father's daughter in a way that has finally brought her back to unfreedom . . . the last misfortune bequeathed to her by the terrible man who was her father."; "We feel free because we lack the very language to articulate our unfreedom."Synonyms: illiberty, slaveryuncountable

2. (countable) A particular limitation of one's freedom.Examples: "Perhaps most notably, our enquiries into the existence of unfreedoms are steps toward the measurement of the overall freedom of each individual and of each society."Synonyms: restrictioncountable