panopticon

Noun

Meaning

A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

penitentiary cell coop oubliette prison colony isolation correction jail fold den detention cage dungeon donjon
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Antonyms

freedom

Hypernyms

area prison prison house

Hyponyms

showroom salesroom saleroom

Related terms

stereopticon

Examples

You can't truly hear your own voice until the shouting around you disappears. New ideas and possibilities - our own ideas, our own possibilities - will occur only when we step away from the Virtual Panopticon. John Twelve Hawks

For contemporary information on Davy's funeral service and memorials, see citation Legacy and honours *A plaque to honour him is on the wall of the Royal Panopticon of Science and Arts in 1854. Source: Internet

The album spawned two singles, " The Celestials " and " Panopticon ". Source: Internet

The Rogue Council only made itself known through coded missives, while Panopticon was apparently created by the leaders of the Technocracy to counter it. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

panoptical panoptically panopticism panoram panorama Panorama City