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- [dih-teyn]
- /dɪˈteɪn/
- /dɪˈteɪnmənt /
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- [dih-teyn]
- /dɪˈteɪn/
Definitions of detainment word
- verb with object detainment to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay. 1
- verb with object detainment to keep under restraint or in custody. 1
- verb with object detainment Obsolete. to keep back or withhold, as from a person. 1
- noun detainment The condition of being detained; detention. 1
- noun detainment police custody 1
- noun detainment being delayed 1
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Origin of detainment
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; detainen < Anglo-French, Old French detenir < Vulgar Latin *dētenīre, for Latin dētinēre, equivalent to dē- de- + -tinēre, combining form of tenēre to hold
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Parts of speech for Detainment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detainment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
detainment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detainment
noun detainment
- confinement — Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- imprisonment — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- holding — an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
- custody — Custody is the legal right to keep and look after a child, especially the right given to a child's mother or father when they get divorced.
Antonyms for detainment
noun detainment
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberty — freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- release — to lease again.
Top questions with detainment
- what is detainment?
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