confinement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfaɪnmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈfaɪnmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən fīnmənt)


confinement
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Sense: The state of being confined
Synonyms:
restriction, limitation, circumscription, constraint Collocations, repression, control Collocations, coercion, keeping, safekeeping, custody Collocations, quarantine, curb Collocations, bounding, bounds, trammels, check Collocations, closeness, bonds, detention, imprisonment, incarceration, immuration, captivity, chains, jail Collocations, restraint Collocations, enclosure Collocations, hemming-in, fencing-in, penning-in, reining-in
Antonyms:
freedom Collocations, release Collocations, independence Collocations, liberation, liberty
Sense: The period that accompanies childbirth
Synonyms:
lying-in, accouchement, childbed, delivery Collocations, parturition, childbirth, travail, labor Collocations, labour Collocations (UK), one's time, birth Collocations, pregnancy Collocations
Antonyms:
postpartum period, postnatal period, neonatal period, fourth trimester


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