prison

noun
UK: /ˈprɪzən/
US: /ˈprɪzən/

  1. A building where people are kept as punishment for a crime.

    1. He is in prison now because he robbed a bank. [ ] [ ]
    2. The old prison is a place of bleak history for those incarcerated within its walls. [ ] [ ]

  2. The state of being confined or imprisoned.

    1. She felt like her home was a prison. [ ] [ ]
    2. The activist saw his life as a political prison imposed by the oppressive regime. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

penitentiary jail incarcerate confine detention center
prison transitive-verb

  1. To put someone in prison.

    1. They will prison him for the theft. [ ] [ ]
    2. The corrupt official was imprudently imprisons after the investigation ended with proofs. [ ] [ ]

  2. To confine or restrain, as if in a prison.

    1. The snowstorm prisoned us inside our house. [ ] [ ]
    2. Her shyness prisoned her from expressing her ideas at the conference. [ ] [ ]
prison adjective

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a prison.

    1. The building had a prison look. [ ] [ ]
    2. The prison cell was cold and empty. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "prison" in English means: A building where people are kept as punishment for a crime., The state of being confined or imprisoned..

The phonetic transcription of "prison" is /ˈprɪzən/ in British English and /ˈprɪzən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "prison": penitentiary, jail, incarcerate, confine, detention center.

Example usage of "prison": "He is in prison now because he robbed a bank.". More examples on the page.