閉へい塞そく感かん

noun

feeling of being trapped; sense of stagnation; claustrophobic feeling

Describes a psychological or social sense of being stuck, confined, or without options. Often used for oppressive atmospheres in workplaces, relationships, or society.

• この会かい社しゃには閉へい塞そく感かんがある。

  There's a feeling of stagnation in this company.

• 閉へい塞そく感かんを打だ破はするために新あたらしい政せい策さくが必ひつ要ようだ。

  New policies are needed to break through the sense of deadlock.