solitary confinement

noun

Forced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

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Meanings

nounsolitary confinement (usually uncountable, plural solitary confinements)

plural solitary confinements

  1. uncountableusuallyForced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

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Synonyms & antonyms

nounForced isolation in a small space and the denial of contact with other persons, usually as a form of punishment for a prison inmate.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounconfinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic حَبْس اِنْفِرَادِيّ
  • حَبْس اِنْفِرَادِيّ (ḥabs infirādiyy)forced isolation
Bulgarian карцер
  • карцер (karcer)forced isolation
Chinese Mandarin 單獨拘禁 /单独拘禁, 單獨監禁 /单独监禁
  • 單獨拘禁 /单独拘禁 (dāndú jūjìn)forced isolation
  • 單獨監禁 /单独监禁 (dāndú jiānjìn)forced isolation
Czech samovazba
  • samovazbaforced isolation
Dutch isolatie, isolement
  • isolatieforced isolation
  • isolementforced isolation
  • eenzame opsluitingforced isolation
Finnish eristäminen
  • eristäminenforced isolation
French mitard, isolement carcéral
  • mitardforced isolation
  • isolement carcéralforced isolation
German Isolationshaft, Einzelhaft
  • Isolationshaftforced isolation
  • Einzelhaftforced isolation
Greek απομόνωση
  • απομόνωση (apomónosi)forced isolation
Hindi एकांत कारावास
  • एकांत कारावास (ekānt kārāvās)forced isolation
Irish braighdeanas aonair
  • braighdeanas aonairforced isolation
Italian isolamento, cella di isolamento
  • isolamentoforced isolation
  • cella di isolamentoforced isolation
  • segregazioneforced isolation
  • confinoforced isolation
Japanese 独房監禁
  • 独房監禁 (dokubō kankin)forced isolation
Korean 독방 감금
  • 독방 감금 (dokbang gamgeum)forced isolation
Māori here taratahi
  • here taratahiforced isolation
Persian انفرادی, سلول انفرادی
  • انفرادی (enferâdi)forced isolation
  • سلول انفرادی (sellul-e enferâdi)forced isolation
Polish karcer
  • karcerforced isolation
Portuguese prisão em solitária
  • prisão em solitáriaforced isolation
Romanian încarcerare solitară
  • încarcerare solitarăforced isolation
Russian одиночное заключение
  • одиночное заключение (odinočnoje zaključenije)forced isolation
Spanish régimen de aislamiento, incomunicación
  • régimen de aislamientoforced isolation
  • incomunicaciónforced isolation
  • reclusión solitariaforced isolation
Turkish hücre hapsi
  • hücre hapsiforced isolation
Vietnamese biệt giam
  • biệt giamforced isolation
Cite this entry
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solitary confinement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solitary%20confinement

MLA

“solitary confinement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solitary%20confinement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solitary confinement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solitary%20confinement.

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