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confinementthe action of restricting someone or something within certain limits

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of restricting someone or something within certain limits

Pronunciation (IPA): /kənˈfaɪnmənt/

Korean meaning: 감금, 구금, 제한

Korean pronunciation: 컨**파**인먼트

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks the carrier is a medieval torture device designed for feline confinement.
  • After two weeks of confinement due to illness, she was eager to go outside.
  • The new employee felt the open office was worse than prison confinement.

confinement

NOUN

//kənˈfaɪnmənt//

the action of restricting someone or something within certain limits

confinement concept
💡 Concept

Prisoner locked in small cell

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confinement rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Even in confinement, he pursues his assignment with refinement!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/kənˈfaɪnmənt/
🇬🇧 UK/kənˈfaɪnmənt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixcon--
Rootfin
Suffix--ment

Origin

From Middle French 'confinement', derived from the verb 'confiner' meaning 'to restrict within limits'. This comes from Latin 'confinis' (bordering, neighboring), combining 'con-' (together) and 'finis' (boundary, limit).

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🎵Rhyme

refinementassignmentalignment
refinement
assignment
alignment

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks the carrier is a medieval torture device designed for feline confinement.

After two weeks of confinement due to illness, she was eager to go outside.

😄 Fun example

The new employee felt the open office was worse than prison confinement.

The research involved studying animal behavior under confinement conditions.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

imprisonmentdetentioncaptivityrestrictionisolation

Antonyms

freedomlibertyrelease

Related

confineimprisonrestrictdetainisolate