DUNGEON


Meaning of DUNGEON in English

I. ˈdənjən noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English donjon, dongeoun, dungeon, from Middle French donjon, from Medieval Latin dominion-, dominio, from Latin dominus lord, master + -ion-, -io -ion — more at dame

1. : donjon

2. : a close dark prison or vault commonly underground ; especially : a lower room in the keep of a castle

3. chiefly Scotland : a person having a notable talent or ability

a dungeon of wit

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

: to shut up in or as if in a dungeon

dungeoned in the human breast doubtless secrets lie — Emily Dickinson

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