prisonhouse C2 Topic:Crime & Justice US /ˈprɪzənˌhaʊs/ UK /ˈprɪzənˌhaʊs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a prison or the principal building of a prison The old prisonhouse stood behind a double ring of walls. 2 noun something that confines a person as if within a prison He longed to escape the prisonhouse of his own disposition. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a prison or the principal... prisonjailhousegaol 2 noun · something that confines a... confinementbondagecage ↔ Opposites freedomliberty Word family Related forms prisonjailhouse Etymology A compound of prison + house. Beyond the literal prison building, literary use makes a body, temperament, or circumstance a prisonhouse when it restricts the self like a physical jail. Topics Crime & Justice External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prisonhouse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈprɪzənˌhaʊs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɪzənˌhaʊs/ ## Meanings 1. a prison or the principal building of a prison 2. something that confines a person as if within a prison ## Examples - The old prisonhouse stood behind a double ring of walls. - He longed to escape the prisonhouse of his own disposition. ## Synonyms - prison - jailhouse - confinement ## Antonyms - freedom - liberty ## Related Forms - prison - jailhouse ## Etymology A compound of prison + house. Beyond the literal prison building, literary use makes a body, temperament, or circumstance a prisonhouse when it restricts the self like a physical jail. ## Topics - Crime & Justice markdown