incarceration

noun

Stress: fourth syllable

Syllables: in-car-cer-a-tion (5)

English Definition

The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment

Example Sentence

His ten years of incarceration finally came to an end.

US IPA /ɪnˌkɑːrsəˈreɪʃn/
UK IPA /ɪnˌkɑːsəˈreɪʃn/