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lockdown vs imprisonment

imprisonment vs lockdown

lockdown and imprisonment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lockdown Yes No No No
imprisonment Yes No No No
As nouns, imprisonment is a hypernym of lockdown; that is, imprisonment is a word with a broader meaning than lockdown:
  • lockdown: the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
  • imprisonment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Other hypernyms of lockdown include internment.
lockdown (noun) imprisonment (noun)
the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot) the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment
the state of being imprisoned
Difference between lockdown and imprisonment

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