- Types Of Speech
- You can use imprisonment as a noun in a sentence.
- About Imprisonment
- A 4 syllables noun and 12 letters with the letters e, i, m, n, o, p, r, s, and t, 8 consonants, 4 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters so. Imprisonment starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters i, im, imp, impr, impri, and the ending characters are t, nt, ent, ment, nment, ..
- Definition
- The act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
- Origin/Roots
- Anglo Norman
- Pig Latin
- Imprisonment in Pig Latin is said as "imprisonmentay or imprisonmentway".
- Unigram
- i | m | p | r | i | s | o | n | m | e | n | t
- Bigram
- im | mp | pr | ri | is | so | on | nm | me | en | nt
- Trigram
- imp | mpr | pri | ris | iso | son | onm | nme | men | ent
- Quadrigram
- impr | mpri | pris | riso | ison | sonm | onme | nmen | ment
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
- putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
- the state of being imprisoned;
"he was held in captivity until he died";
"the imprisonment of captured soldiers";
"his ignominious incarceration in the local jail";
"he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Badgering | the act of harassing someone |
| Bedevilment | the act of harassing someone |
| Beleaguering | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| Beleaguerment | |
| Besetment | |
| Besieging | the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| Blockade | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy |
| Blockading | blocking entrance to and exit from seaports and harbors "the blockading ships prevented delivery of munitions" |
| Calvary | any experience that causes intense suffering |
| Captivity | the state of being a slave "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare |
View all cognitive synonyms for Imprisonment
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imprisonment | the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) |
View English words with the unique letters used in imprisonment. Words With The Letters Eimnoprst
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gaol | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
| Immure | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| Imprison | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| Incarcerate | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail "The suspects were imprisoned without trial" "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| Intern | an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman'' is a British term) |
| Jail | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) |
| Jug | a large bottle with a narrow mouth |
| Lag | the act of slowing down or falling behind |
| Put Away | |
| Put Behind Bars |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Confinement | the act of restraining of a person''s liberty by confining them |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Custody | (with `in'') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president''s hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of |
| False Imprisonment | |
| Lockdown | the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) |
Imprisonment Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With I
- Ends With T
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