immure
verbTo confine or shut someone away.
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Clear all filtersTo confine or shut someone away.
Unable to be changed.
Essential or urgently necessary.
Acting hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
Acting on a sudden urge without much prior consideration.
Unable to be taken away or transferred.
Showing too little concern for the needs, rights, or feelings of others.
Without concern for others
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Not readily corrected or reformed; persistently fixed in a habit.
To formally accuse of a crime; more generally, to accuse strongly.
Overly willing to satisfy someone's wishes or excuse their behavior.
A weakness or lack of strength, sometimes related to age or illness.
Exaggerated or increased beyond a reasonable or true level.
So deeply established that it is difficult to change.
Greater in amount or degree than is reasonable or expected.
Beyond reasonable limits
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Not stable or assured, or lacking confidence about one's position.
Lacking confidence
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Too small or unimportant to have much effect in the situation.
Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.
Extremely difficult to tolerate.
Very hard to tolerate
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Impossible to overcome.
Too great or difficult to overcome.
A lack of moderation or self-restraint.
Unwilling to accept views, behavior, or people regarded as different or objectionable.
One word family: also includes intolerance.
Unwilling to accept differences
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Difficult to manage, control, or resolve.
Entering or interfering where one's presence or attention is unwelcome.
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