detention meaning in Kannada
ಸೆರೆ
/dɪˈtɛnʃn̩/
detention in Kannada: ಸೆರೆ, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿತ. In English, detention means the act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
Kannada words for detention
- ಸೆರೆ, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿತ
English meaning of detention
- noun The act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
- noun Confinement of a prisoner awaiting trial.
- noun A punishment given to a student for a minor infraction, typically requiring the student to report to a designated room during recess or outside of school hours to work on homework or perform busywork.
- noun The bare physical control without the mental element of intention required for possession.
detention in a sentence
- be stuck in detention
Synonyms of detention
detention in other languages
Questions about detention in Kannada
- What is the meaning of detention in Kannada?
- Detention in Kannada is ಸೆರೆ, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿತ.
- detention ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
- Detention: ಸೆರೆ, ತಡೆಹಿಡಿತ.
- What does detention mean in English?
- Detention means the act of detaining or the state of being detained; hindrance.
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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: detention (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: detention (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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