adjective
- confined or shut up in a small space; restrained
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘pent up’
Examples
- The animals were pent in small cages at the zoo.
- After being indoors all week, she had pent-up energy to burn.
- His pent emotions finally burst forth in anger.
- The children felt pent up during the long car ride.
- Years of pent frustration led to his outburst.
- The pent-up demand for tickets caused the website to crash.