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- [dih-ten-shuh n]
- /dɪˈtɛn ʃən/
- /dɪˈten.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-ten-shuh n]
- /dɪˈtɛn ʃən/
Definitions of detention word
- uncountable noun detention Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons. 3
- variable noun detention Detention is a punishment for naughty schoolchildren, who are made to stay at school after the other children have gone home. 3
- noun detention the act of detaining or state of being detained 3
- noun detention custody or confinement, esp of a suspect awaiting trial 3
- noun detention (as modifier) 3
- noun detention a form of punishment in which a pupil is detained after school 3
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Origin of detention
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin dētentiōn- (stem of dētentiō), equivalent to dētent(us) detained (past participle of dētinēre; see detain) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Detention
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preposition
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detention popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
detention usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detention
noun detention
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- incarceration — the act of incarcerating, or putting in prison or another enclosure: The incarceration rate has increased dramatically.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- 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 detention
noun detention
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- liberation — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
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