cessation

[ se-sey-shuhn ]

noun

1. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:

   a cessation of hostilities.

   Synonyms: recess, stay, suspension, end, halt, stop

cessation

/ sɛˈseɪʃən /

noun

1. a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause

   temporary cessation of hostilities

Word History and Origins

Origin of cessation¹

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 -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of cessation¹

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

Example Sentences

They wrote a campaign platform that called, “after four years of failure to restore the Union,” for “a cessation of hostilities.”

From The Daily Beast

Some have speculated that cessation of CPR decreases pressure in the chest cavity, allowing blood to return to the heart.

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In that regard, no one knows whether cessation of potent anti-HIV medications will result in newly detectable virus.

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It is unclear if this week's cessation of hostilities will be able to put that genie back in the bottle.

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On Thursday, delegates representing the government signed a cessation of hostilities agreement with the armed opposition.

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The declaration of war, or cessation thereof, used to be proclaimed in the market by the High Bailiff.

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But Mrs. Armine still lay awake, felt as if the cessation of the singing had made her less capable of sleeping.

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The third skulker took advantage of the cessation of firing to tumble down from his perch and fly for his life.

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Towards the end of the last decade of the nineteenth century there was for a time a cessation of the continuous increase.

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The cessation of Welsh distractions had greatly favoured the advancement of Shrewsbury.

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