detainment

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detainment

/dɪˈteɪn.mənt/

Rhymes with -eɪnmənt

noun detainments

countable, uncountable The condition of being detained; detention.

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"detainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/detainment. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"detainment." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/detainment.

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@misc{detainment_2026,
  title = {detainment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detainment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}