captivity
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being imprisoned
he was held in captivity until he died
Types & categories
- confinement hypernym
- durance hyponym
- life imprisonment hyponym
- internment hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the state of being a slave
So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity
Types & categories
- subjection hypernym
Related & opposite
- captive derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jail |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | imprison |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | captive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | confinement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | durance |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | life imprisonment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | internment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | captive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | subjection |