different between restraint vs confinement
restraint
English
Etymology
From Middle English restreynte, from Old French restreinte; more at restrain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???st?e?nt/
- Rhymes: -e?nt
Noun
restraint (countable and uncountable, plural restraints)
- (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
- Make sure all the restraints are tight.
- (uncountable) control or caution; reserve
- Try to exercise restraint when talking to your boss.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- City will feel nonplussed when they review the tape and Pellegrini had to summon all his restraint in the post-match interviews.
Related terms
- constraint
- restrain
- restrict
Translations
Anagrams
- retransit
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confinement
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)
- The act of confining or the state of being confined.
- (dated) Lying-in, time of giving birth.
- Synonyms: labour, birthing
- 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)
- confinement
- The act of quarantining, of putting into quarantine.
- Synonym: mise en quarantaine
- quarantine
- lockdown
- containment
Synonyms
- déconfinement
See also
- isolement
Further reading
- “confinement” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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