confinement

con-fine-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state of being kept in a restricted space or area.

  2. 2.

    The period of a woman's labor and giving birth (dated).

  3. 3.

    The act of restricting or limiting.

Forms

plural: confinements

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    solitary confinement — isolation as punishment
  • •
    home confinement — being restricted to one's home
  • •
    in confinement — imprisoned or in labor

Related words

Antonyms: freedom, liberty, release
See also: confine, confined, detention, imprisonment
Synonyms: captivity, detention, imprisonment, restriction

Etymology

From Latin "confinis" meaning having a common boundary, from "con-" (together) and "finis" (boundary).