how to pronounce imprisonment

/ˌɪmˈpɹɪzənmənt/

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imprisonment is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of imprisonment in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… up to one year of imprisonment uh and so …”

meaning of imprisonment

Imprisonment is the act of confining someone in a prison or other closed facility against their will.

imprisonment frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word imprisonment occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.