penalisation vs detention
detention vs penalisationpenalisation and detention both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| penalisation | Yes | No | No | No |
| detention | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
detention is a hyponym of
penalisation; that is, detention is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
penalisation:
- penalisation: the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty
- detention: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
Other hyponyms of penalisation include
castigation, chastisement, corporal punishment, cruel and unusual punishment, correction, discipline, economic strangulation, imprisonment, medicine, music, self-punishment, stick, penance, self-abasement, self-mortification.
| penalisation (noun) | detention (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty | a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home |
| a state of being confined (usually for a short time) |
Words related to "penalisation"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- castigation
- chastisement
- corporal punishment
- correction
- cruel and unusual punishment
- detention
- discipline
- economic strangulation
- imprisonment
- medicine
- music
- penalise
- penalization
- penalty
- penance
- punishment
- self-abasement
- self-mortification
- self-punishment
- social control
- stick
Words related to "detention"
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