English Explanatory Dictionary

confinement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
  2. Lying-in, time of giving birth.
  3. lockdown

Pronunciation

/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confinement.wav

Word forms

confinement confinements

Etymology

Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.

Synonyms

labour birthing

Derived words

anticonfinement bioconfinement confinement loaf confinement time deconfinement energy confinement time expected date of confinement nanoconfinement nonconfinement postconfinement preconfinement reconfinement self-confinement solitary confinement unconfinement
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