abolishment

Meaning

The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.

Synonyms

abolition

annulment

abrogation

cancellation

voidance

repeal

removal

deletion

revocation

deposal

elimination

eradication

negation

recission

rescission

reversal

abandonment

falsification

invalidation

liquidation

annihilation

neutralization

nullification

override

overthrow

overturn

rebuttal

recision

withdrawal

refutation

avoidance

avoid

refutal

defeasance

confutation

retraction

disestablishment

disproof

adeem

become annulled

extraction

Translations

abolición

abolizione

Abschaffung

afschaffing

abolição

Aufhebung

abolition

abolissement

abrogation

vernietiging

κατάργηση

annulering

abolimento

suppression

opheffing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.mənt/

Etymology

From Middle French abolissement, from aboliss-, stem of some conjugated forms abolir, equivalent to abolish + -ment.