Confinement Meaning
/kənˈfaɪnmənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of confining or the state of being confined.
nounLying-in, time of giving birth.
Sentence Examples
I was stuck in confinement for thirty days until I decided to pay a bribe.
Dan was released from solitary confinement after spending a month in the dark.
The warden sent Dan back to solitary confinement.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The dog's long ____ in the small cage caused much distress.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The prisoner was kept in solitary ____ for several ton.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French confinement. By surface analysis, confine + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday."
— 2025 June 13, Rosa Flores, “Missing Navy sailor found dead in Virginia, another sailor in custody”, in CNN:
"In confinement ladies are attended, not by the ordinary doctors, but by women especially devoted to the calling, who regard their profession as honorable and humanitary."
— 1887, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 31, page 629:
"At the wakes time Morel was working badly, and Mrs. Morel was trying to save against her confinement."
— 1913, D. H. Lawrence, chapter 1, in Sons and Lovers:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The dog's long ____ in the small cage caused much distress.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The prisoner was kept in solitary ____ for several ton.