constraint vs confinement

constraint and confinement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
constraint	Yes	No	No	No
confinement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of constraint; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than constraint:

constraint: the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
confinement: the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)

Other hypernyms of constraint include restriction.

As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of constraint; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than constraint:

constraint (noun)	confinement (noun)
the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others	the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
a device that retards something's motion	the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being physically constrained	the state of being confined
	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child