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Detention

Detention is a 9 letter word, used as a noun, grade 5, a compound word, with Middle French origins, and has the letters deeinnott (deinot). Starts with d, ends with n, five consonants, four vowels and three syllables.

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9 Letters
5 Consonants
4 Vowels
3 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use detention as a noun in a sentence.
About Detention
A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters d, e, i, n, o, and t, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter n. Detention starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, det, dete, deten, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ntion, ..
Definition
A punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"
Origin/Roots
Middle French
Compound Words
A compound word, detention has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are detent, and ion.
School Grade
Detention is set as a grade five word that starts with d, ends with n, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
Pig Latin
Detention in Pig Latin is said as "etentionday or etentiondway".
Unigram
d | e | t | e | n | t | i | o | n
Bigram
de | et | te | en | nt | ti | io | on
Trigram
det | ete | ten | ent | nti | tio | ion
Quadrigram
dete | eten | tent | enti | ntio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home;
"the detention of tardy pupils"
a state of being confined (usually for a short time);
"his detention was politically motivated";
"the prisoner is on hold";
"he is in the custody of police"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Detention"

There are 169 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to detention.

SynonymDefinition
Afterthoughtan addition that was not included in the original plan
"the garage was an afterthought"
Apprehensionthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Armed Robbery
Arrestthe act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
"the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar"
Arrestation
Arrestment
Awkwardnesstrouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
"the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
Bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds
Bind Off
Black Eye

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from detention.
Anagram Definition
Detentiona punishment in which a student must stay at school after others have gone home
"the detention of tardy pupils"

View English words with the unique letters used in detention. Words With The Letters Deinot

Derives

Detention derives from 2 words.
Word Definition
Confineplace limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"
"limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Detaincause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"
"she delayed the work that she didn''t want to perform"

Hypernyms

Detention has 4 hypernyms.
Word Definition
Penalisationthe act of punishing
Penalizationthe act of punishing
Penaltythe act of punishing
Punishmentthe act of punishing

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