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Definitions for Confinement
[1] the act of confining.
[2] the state of being confined.
[3] the lying-in of a woman in childbed; accouchement; childbirth.
[4] Military . incarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment (distinguished from arrest).
[5] the act of confining or the state of being confined
[6] the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child
[7] physics another name for containment (def. 3)
Words related to Confinement
detention, incarceration, repression, jail, custody, internment, control, keeping, safekeeping, cramp, constraint, limitation, curb, circumscription, coercion, check, bonds, delimitation, bounding
Words nearby Confinement
configurationism, configure, confine, confined, confinee, confinement, confirm, confirmand, confirmation, confirmation bias, confirmation hearings
Origin of Confinement
1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement
Other words from Confinement
non·con·fine·ment , noun
post·con·fine·ment , noun
pre·con·fine·ment , noun
self-con·fine·ment , noun
sem·i·con·fine·ment , noun
Synonyms for Confinement
custody, detention, incarceration, internment, jail, repression, bonds, bounds, check, circumscription, coercion, constraint, control, cramp, curb, delimitation, keeping, limitation, safekeeping, trammels, bounding, constrainment, immuration