1To be caught or captured; to be taken prisoner or arrested.
ついに敵に囚われてしまった。
He was finally captured by the enemy.
捕虜は囚われの身となった。
The prisoner became a captive.
2Figuratively, to be seized by or enslaved to something (fear, emotion, thought) — to be stuck or obsessed with it.
過去の失敗に囚われて前に進めない。
I'm stuck because I'm dwelling on past failures and can't move forward.
恐怖心に囚われると冷静な判断ができない。
If you're gripped by fear, you can't make calm decisions.