confinement

con·fine·ment

noun \kən-ˈfīn-mənt\

Definition of CONFINEMENT

: an act of confining : the state of being confined <solitary confinement>; especially : lying-in

Examples of CONFINEMENT

1. The dog was kept in confinement until it was determined to be healthy.
2. He remained with his wife during her confinement.

First Known Use of CONFINEMENT

1592

Related to CONFINEMENT

Synonyms: captivity, internment, immurement, impoundment, imprisonment, incarceration, prison

Related Words: bondage, enslavement, servitude; restraint, restriction; arrest, capture, entrapment; custody, detainer, detainment, detention, house arrest

Near Antonyms: emancipation, liberation, manumission, redemption, release; freedom, independence, liberty

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Other Medicine Terms

analgesia, angina, diabetes, hepatitis, homeopathy, logorrhea, palliate, pandemic

Rhymes with CONFINEMENT

alignment, assignment, consignment, enshrinement, refinement