dungeon

/ˈdʌn.dʒən/

noundun · geon

Think: "DUN!" (a deep sound) + "GEON" sounds like "jun"—a dungeon is a deep, dark place.

Yes, it's dungeon. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled -GEON but sounds like “jun” (/dʒən/).

Definitions

  1. nounA dark, enclosed underground room, often in a castle, used as a prison.
  2. noun(In games and stories) An underground maze or dangerous place to explore.

Examples

  • The knight was locked in a cold dungeon beneath the castle.
  • In the video game, we found a hidden key at the end of the dungeon.
  • The tour guide explained how prisoners once lived in the dungeon for months.

Synonyms

prisoncelljaillockupunderground chamber

Antonyms

palacefreedom

Translations

ES calabozoPT calabouçoFR donjon

Common misspellings

dunjondungondungendungeundungeandungeonndungeoundungeon

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