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lockdown vs internment

internment vs lockdown

lockdown and internment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lockdown Yes No No No
internment Yes No No No
As nouns, internment is a hypernym of lockdown; that is, internment 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)
  • internment: the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
Other hypernyms of lockdown include imprisonment.
lockdown (noun) internment (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)
placing private property in the custody of an officer of the law
confinement during wartime
Difference between lockdown and internment

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