immurement
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- noun
- /ɪˈmjuːrmənt/
- Archaic
:
inmuración
- In literature, immurement often symbolizes a character's isolation and despair as they confront their inner demons.
Examples
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And does his soul, caught in a tangled web of technology, curse me now as I methodically write the very orders that may ensure its continued immurement?
Fiction book (1992) -
The ancient castle featured a dungeon, a grim reminder of the immurement faced by those unjustly imprisoned within its walls.
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The prisoner endured long years of immurement, trapped inside a small, dark cell with no hope of escape.
Synonyms
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A situation in which someone is kept and not allowed to leave, often by police until a decision is made
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A state of being kept somewhere and not allowed to leave
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4.0
Being kept in prison as a punishment by law
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Being kept in prison as punishment
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A state of being kept in a small closed space and unable to move freely
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Being held by police or officials for a short time
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Sending someone to prison or a mental hospital
A time when someone is kept as a prisoner and not free
Antonyms
How Confined
Surface Forms
Morphology
immurement = immure (semi-transparent) = im + mure + ment
Formed by the regular nominalizing suffix '-ment' from the verb 'immure', yielding 'the state or act of being immured'.
Etymology
Immurement comes from im- ('in') and the root murus ('wall'), and it is related to the word mural, which means a painting on a wall. So immurement means being shut up 'in' walls or imprisoned inside walls.