confinement.

1. Restriction of someone’s or something’s movement to a limited space or set of boundaries.

2. Restriction of an activity, inquiry or effect to a particular scope or range.

3. A period associated with childbirth, traditionally including the time of delivery and recovery.

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Words that belong together

• solitary confinement
• confinement within a room

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Confinement within the room changed the character’s sense of passing time.

The account of solitary confinement emphasized conditions rather than assuming identical effects on every person.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / description. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: spatial orientation, setting description, material description, contrast. Disciplines: descriptive writing, physical setting, spatial analysis. Commonness: moderately common.