confined

[ kuhn-fahynd ]

adjective

1. limited or restricted.
2. unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
3. being in childbirth; being in parturition.

confined

/ kənˈfaɪnd; kənˈfaɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

1. enclosed or restricted; limited
2. in childbed; undergoing childbirth

Derived Forms

• conˈfinedness, noun
• confinedly, adverb

Other Words From

• con·fin·ed·ly [k, uh, n-, fahy, -nid-lee, -, fahynd, -lee], adverb
• con·fined·ness noun
• noncon·fined adjective
• precon·fined·ly adverb
• uncon·fined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of confined¹

confine + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In certain prison camps, up to 80% of residents are confined under Article 228 of the Criminal Code – which bans certain narcotics – nicknamed “the peoples’ statute,” as more citizens are incarcerated for it than any other, many serving over ten year stints for first-time offenses.

From Salon

Steven Bailey, prosecuting, told the jury: "This case is about a man who lost his temper with his partner at the end of a night out, and who beat and kicked and stamped her to death in a confined space in his bedroom once he got her home at the end of night."

From BBC

Green told us: “We wanted to see strict limits on immigration confined to people we really needed, and at a scale that was not going to disturb the nature of our very historic and peaceful country.”

From BBC

Conflicts are no longer confined between the rich and poor, they are playing out intensely between different generations, genders and political camps, he says.

From BBC

Its members, however, are not confined to Latin America.

From BBC

Related Words

• circumscribed
• cramped
• imprisoned
• restrained
• restricted