cessation

[ se-sey-shuhn ]
See synonyms for cessation on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.

Origin of cessation

1
1350–1400; Middle English cessacio(u)n<Latin cessātiōn- (stem of cessātiō) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equivalent to cessāt(us) past participle of cessāre to delay, stop (cess(us) yielded, ceded (ced-cede + -tus past participle suffix) + -ātus-ate1) + -iōn--ion

Other words for cessation

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use cessation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for cessation

cessation

/ (sɛˈseɪʃən) /


noun
  1. a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities

Origin of cessation

1
C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, cede

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012