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DETAINMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detainment mean?
• DETAINMENT (noun)
The noun DETAINMENT has 1 sense:
1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Familiarity information: DETAINMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of being confined (usually for a short time)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
custody; detainment; detention; hold
Context example:
he is in the custody of police
Hypernyms ("detainment" is a kind of...):
confinement (the state of being confined)
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