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oubliette

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /uːbliˈɛt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dungeon

2

noun

Meaning 2

a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dungeon

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ублиет (ubliet) — dungeon
  • Czech: hladomorna — dungeon
  • Dutch: vergetelput — dungeon
  • Dutch: vergeetput — dungeon
  • Dutch: oubliëtte — dungeon
  • Esperanto: ublieto — dungeon
  • French: oubliette — dungeon
  • Ido: karcer-kamero — dungeon
  • Italian: oubliette — dungeon
  • Japanese: 地下牢 (chikarō) — dungeon
  • Russian: ублие́т (ublijét) — dungeon
  • Swedish: oubliette — dungeon
  • Ottoman Turkish: زندان (zındân, zindân) — dungeon