incarceration
/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/noun5 syllables
Incarceration means: the state of being imprisoned.
Synonyms for incarceration3
noun, as in the state of being imprisoned
What does incarceration mean?1
noun
1
the state of being imprisoned“he was held in captivity until he died”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with incarceration?60
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Incarceration in a sentence
- Yanni was trapped in a circle of addiction and incarceration.Amastan
- The U.S. incarceration rate is the highest in the world.Spamster
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Forms of incarceration
as a noun
- plural
- incarcerations