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detainment vs confinement

confinement vs detainment

detainment and confinement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detainment Yes No No No
confinement Yes No No No
As nouns, confinement is a hypernym of detainment; that is, confinement is a word with a broader meaning than detainment:
  • detainment: a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
  • confinement: the state of being confined
detainment (noun) confinement (noun)
a state of being confined (usually for a short time) the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
the state of being confined
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Difference between detainment and confinement

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