confinement
🇺🇸 /kəˈnfaɪnmənt/
📖 Definitions
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noun
The state of being confined or restricted within limits; imprisonment or captivity.; The act of confining or the state of being confined to a particular place or area.; The period during which a woman is in labor and recovering from childbirth; lying-in.; A limitation or restriction on freedom of movement or action.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable / uncountable
Plural: confinements
Collocations
solitary confinementunder confinementhouse confinementconfinement orderperiod of confinement
Derivatives
confineconfinedconfiningconfinerreconfinement
Synonyms
imprisonmentincarcerationdetentioncaptivityrestrictionconstraint
Antonyms
freedomlibertyrelease
Commonly confused
containment
EN: 'Containment' refers to keeping something (e.g., a disease, threat) under control or within limits; 'confinement' refers to the state of being physically restricted or imprisoned.
confinement vs. confinement
EN: Not applicable.
Spelling tips
EN: Remember the double 'n' in 'confinement' (from 'confine' + '-ment'). Do not write 'confinment'.
💬 Examples
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The prisoner spent ten years in solitary confinement.
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The confinement of the animals to small cages raised ethical concerns.
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In the nineteenth century, women often observed a period of confinement after giving birth.
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The strict confinement of the curfew made the city feel like a prison.