confinement

Definitions

The action of confining or state of being confined.

The period or process of childbirth.

Imprisonment or restriction within a limited area.

Examples

The prisoner spent ten years in solitary confinement.

The bird was released from its confinement after being nursed back to health.

Strict confinement to the house was necessary to prevent the spread of the virus.

Synonyms

imprisonment detention captivity incarceration restraint restriction seclusion

Antonyms

freedom liberty release emancipation discharge autonomy independence