prison
nounEtymology
From Middle English prisoun, prison, from Old English prisūn, a borrowing from Old French prison, from Latin prehensiōnem, accusative singular of prehensiō, from the verb prehendō. Doublet of prehension.
- derived from prehensiōnem
- derived from prison
- inherited from prisūn
- inherited from prisoun
Definitions
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for…
A place or institution where people are held against their will, in the US especially for long-term confinement, as of those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
Confinement in prison.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
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To imprison.
The neighborhood
Derived
antiprison, cryoprison, debtors' prison, dispersal prison, disprison, emprison, enprison, imprison, in prison, megaprison, military prison, nonprison, open prison, passport prison, postprison, post prison, Prislam, Prisneyland, prisonable, prison bars, prison base, prison bitch, prison-bound, prison break, prison breaker, prison breaking, prison camp, prison cell, prison chaser, prisondom, prisoner, prison farm, prison fever, prison flower, prisonful, prison gay, prison governor, prison guard, prisonguard, prison hooch · +26 more
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA