different between obstruction vs confinement

English

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?st??k.??n/

Noun

obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)

1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally

   Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance

3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

• block
• hindrance
• impedance
• roadblock
• stop
• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Derived terms

• deobstruction

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin obstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/

Noun

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

1. block (something that prevents passing)
2. obstruction

Further reading

• “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

obstruction (plural obstructiones)

1. obstruction

English

Etymology

From French confinement; synchronically analyzable as confine +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?fa?nm?nt/
• Hyphenation: con?fine?ment

Noun

confinement (countable and uncountable, plural confinements)

1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
2. (dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.

   Synonyms: labour, birthing
3. lockdown

Translations

Further reading

• “confinement”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Etymology

From confiner +? -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.fin.m??/

Noun

confinement m (plural confinements)

1. confinement
2. The act of quarantining, of putting into quarantine.

   Synonym: mise en quarantaine

3. quarantine
4. lockdown

5. containment

Synonyms

• déconfinement

See also

• isolement

Further reading

• “confinement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).