the act of confining or the state of being confined the period from the onset of labour to the birth of a child
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con•fine•ment /kənˈfaɪnmənt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the state or condition of being confined:His confinement after the heart attack didn't last long.
con•fine•ment
(kən fīn′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of confining.
- the state of being confined.
- the lying-in of a woman in childbed;
accouchement;
childbirth. - Militaryincarceration in a guardhouse or prison while awaiting trial or as a punishment (distinguished from arrest).
- 1640–50; confine + -ment; compare French confinement
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'confinement' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Byzantine
- ICF
- accouchement
- asylum
- barracoon
- biocontainment
- black hole
- bondage
- break out
- brig
- burst
- captive
- captivity
- commitment
- concentration camp
- confine
- confinee
- coop
- correctional facility
- deadlock
- detention
- discharge
- duress
- escapade
- escape
- escape artist
- escapologist
- freedom
- gush
- halfway house
- hole
- house arrest
- house of correction
- ice
- incommunicado
- institution
- institutionalize
- internment
- internment camp
- jail
- large
- let
- liberty
- limbo
- loge
- loose
- lying-in
- madhouse
- padded cell
- pen