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confinement

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /kənˈfaɪnmənt/

confinement means: The state of being kept in a place, especially a prison or small room, without being allowed to leave.

noun

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The state of being kept in a place, especially a prison or small room, without being allowed to leave.

  • He spent a month in confinement.
  • The prisoner was placed in solitary confinement.
  • Long confinement can harm an animal's health.

How to use it: confinement to something (Her confinement to one room lasted several weeks.); in confinement (The prisoner spent a year in confinement.)

Similar words: captivity, detention, imprisonment

Opposites: freedom, release

Common phrases: solitary confinement, close confinement, confinement in prison

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The time when a woman gives birth, or rests around the time of giving birth.

  • A midwife attended her confinement.
  • Her expected confinement was in early June.
  • The letters describe two difficult confinements.

Similar words: childbirth, delivery

Common phrases: during her confinement, expected confinement date, before her confinement

Questions about confinement

What does confinement mean?

The state of being kept in a place, especially a prison or small room, without being allowed to leave.

What is confinement in other languages?

Türkçe: hapsedilme · Español: encierro · Français: enfermement · Deutsch: Gefangenschaft · Italiano: reclusione · 日本語: 監禁

How do you pronounce confinement?

It is pronounced /kənˈfaɪnmənt/.

How do you use confinement in a sentence?

He spent a month in confinement. The prisoner was placed in solitary confinement.

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