dungeon

[duhn-juhn]

noun

1. a strong, dark prison or cell, usually underground, as in a medieval castle.

2. the keep or stronghold of a castle; donjon.

dungeon

/ ˈdʌndʒən /

noun

1. a close prison cell, often underground

2. a variant of donjon

Word History and Origins

Origin of dungeon¹

1250–1300; Middle English dungeo ( u ) n, dongeoun, dungun < Middle French donjon < Vulgar Latin *domniōn- (stem of *domniō ) keep, mastery, syncopated variant of *dominiōn- dominion

Word History and Origins

Origin of dungeon¹

C14: from Old French donjon; related to Latin dominus master

Example Sentences

As they do in most Gaza hospitals, Hamas maintains a torture dungeon at al-Shifa, hidden from the regular wards and operating rooms.

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Some of the comics on the Riyadh bill would perform a private show in a serial killer’s dungeon for the right amount of money — Schulz, I’m looking at you.

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The terrorists livestreamed their own atrocities and dragged more than 250 hostages back to Gaza’s sprawling subterranean terror dungeons, where dozens remain to this day.

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Missions include navigating dungeons, solving puzzles and taking on an array of enemies.

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“It wasn’t until Season 2 that we discovered it had this space that felt like a dungeon,” Cotton recalls.

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