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    dungeon
    /ˈdʌn(d)ʒ(ə)n/

    noun

    • 1. a strong underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
    • 2. archaic term for donjon

    verb

    • 1. imprison (someone) in a dungeon. literary

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDUNGEON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] uk / ˈdʌn.dʒ ə n / us / ˈdʌn.dʒ ə n / Add to word list. an underground prison, especially in a castle. Tunatura/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prisons & parts of prisons. approved school. Bastille. boot camp. borstal. brig. gaoler. halfway house. HMP. house of correction. open prison.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dungeonDungeon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The word dungeon, meaning “a dark usually underground prison,” comes from the French word donjon, which also gives us our English word donjon, meaning “an inner tower in a castle.” Dungeon was first used in English in the 14th century for the strong tower in the inner part of the castle.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dungeonDUNGEON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Dungeon definition: a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.. See examples of DUNGEON used in a sentence.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDUNGEON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    an underground prison, especially in a castle. Tunatura/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Prisons & parts of prisons. approved school. Bastille. boot camp. borstal. brig. gaoler. halfway house. HMP. house of correction. nick. open prison. panopticon. penal colony. penitentiary. straightjacket.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dungeonDungeon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Rapunzel in the fairy tale was held captive in a tower rather than an underground cell and if she hadn't been, her long hair wouldn't have been much help in her escape. Definitions of dungeon. noun. the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress. synonyms: donjon, keep. see more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDUNGEON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    2 meanings: 1. a close prison cell, often underground 2. → a variant of donjon.... Click for more definitions.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdungeon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of dungeon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dungeondungeon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · dungeon (third-person singular simple present dungeons, present participle dungeoning, simple past and past participle dungeoned) To imprison in a dungeon.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › dungeonDungeon Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Dungeon definition: A dark, often underground chamber used to confine prisoners.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDUNGEON | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DUNGEON definition: a dark, underground prison, used in the past. Learn more.