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detention

/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/noun3 syllables

Detention means: a state of being confined (usually for a short time).

Synonyms for detention9

noun, as in a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

detainment, hold, custody

also used for detention

delay, hindrance, impediment, retardation, DT, jug

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What does detention mean?2

noun

1

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)“his detention was politically motivated”

2

a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home“the detention of tardy pupils”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with detention?17

four syllables

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Detention in a sentence

  • No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.jakov
  • He forgot to bring his homework, so he got detention.maskedmurader
  • She notes thousands of women, men and children languish in prolonged arbitrary detention.Cangarejo
  • Ziri will stay in detention until he has learned his lesson.Amastan
  • He was given a detention for being out after curfew.DancingHorses
  • Ziri got super pissed when his daughter got detention.always
  • You just bought yourself another day of detention.CM
  • You can give me a detention if you have to.always

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of detention

as a noun

plural
detentions