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cessation

/sɛˈsteɪʃən/

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noun

The act of stopping something and not continuing it.

The cessation of noise was sudden and welcome.
Workers welcomed the cessation of the strike.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: cessation stresses a complete, often formal stop, whereas stop is everyday and neutral; termination strongly implies an ending of employment or a contract; suspension suggests a temporary, possibly reversible pause; halt points to an abrupt stand still.

In other languages

Spanish: cesación
Japanese: 停止
Korean: 중단
Vietnamese: sự chấm dứt
Chinese: 停止

Common phrases

cessation of hostilitiescessation of talkstemporary cessationcessation of payments

Synonyms

stop termination halt pause ending

Related words

stop termination suspension halt pause

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