얽매여요 · 얽매였어요 · 얽매일 거예요 · 얽매인 (+noun)
to be tied down, to be bound, to be constrained (by)
Example
형식에 너무 얽매이지 말고 자유롭게 써 보세요.
Don't get too hung up on format—just write freely.
Word parts
얽다 'to tangle' + 매이다 'to be tied': tangled and tied up.
Good to know
Pronounced [엉매이다]; pattern ~에 얽매이다 with 규칙, 형식, 과거, 시간.