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internment vs captivity

captivity vs internment

internment and captivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
internment Yes No No No
captivity Yes No No No
As nouns, captivity is a hypernym of internment; that is, captivity is a word with a broader meaning than internment:
  • internment: confinement during wartime
  • captivity: the state of being imprisoned
Other hypernyms of internment include immurement, imprisonment, incarceration.
internment (noun) captivity (noun)
the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) the state of being a slave
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law the state of being imprisoned
confinement during wartime
Difference between internment and captivity

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