Detention and Dispatch

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Detention noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Usage example: an inane joke about a bomb netted the airline passenger no laughs, only a two-hour detention that caused him to miss his flight

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Dispatch is an antonym for detention.

Nearby Words: detain, detente, detent

Dispatch noun - A message on paper from one person or group to another.

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Detention is an antonym for dispatch.

routine detention

routine dispatch

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