Also means
shut in
Usage Note
Enfermé is the past participle of enfermer (to lock up, to confine) used as an adjective. It can describe a person physically confined (enfermé dans sa chambre) or someone mentally closed off (enfermé dans ses idées). The feminine form is enfermée; as a verb participle it agrees with the subject in compound tenses.
Examples
"Il se sentait enfermé sans pouvoir sortir."
Natural Translation
He felt locked in without being able to go out.
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