SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase solitary confinement. (close relations)
solitude
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| detention | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of being confined (usually for a short time) • a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home | ||||||
| imprisonment | nounn | |||||
noun • putting someone in prison or in jail as lawful punishment • the state of being imprisoned • the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison) | ||||||
| incarceration | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being imprisoned | ||||||
| isolation | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of separation between persons or groups • a feeling of being disliked and alone • the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which memory of an unacceptable act or impulse is separated from the emotion originally associated with it • a country's withdrawal from international politics | ||||||
| quarantine | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease • isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease verb • place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons | ||||||
| seclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others • the act of secluding yourself from others | ||||||
| segregation | nounn | |||||
noun • (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes • a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups • the act of segregating or sequestering | ||||||
| solitary | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners • one who lives in solitude adjective satellite • characterized by or preferring solitude • of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies • lacking companions or companionship • being the only one; single and isolated from others • devoid of creatures | ||||||
