dungeon
/ˈdʌndʒən/
noun
- A dark underground prison cell, especially in a castle.
- In the game, the hero must escape the dungeon to win.
- The knight was locked in the dungeon for a year.
- Tourists explored the castle's damp, cold dungeon.
- A place or situation that feels like a prison; a gloomy, confining environment.
- The basement was a dusty dungeon of old boxes.
- He described the crowded subway as a moving dungeon.
- Her windowless office felt like a dungeon.
verb
- To imprison someone in a dungeon.
- The evil king dungeoned his enemies without trial.
- In the story, the wizard was dungeoned for a century.
- They threatened to dungeon anyone who disobeyed.