Origin: Latin suffix -ment
Confinement has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
"she was in labor for six hours"
the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
"The lengthy confinement in solitary cells left him unable to distinguish between day and night."
the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary)
"the restriction of the infection to a focal area"
The act of confining or the state of being confined.
"After weeks in hospital confinement, she finally stepped outside to feel the fresh air on her face."