discontinuance

Meaning

The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.

Synonyms

cessation

interruption

stoppage

discontinuation

pause

break

intermission

suspension

stop

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intermittence

interrupt

abortion

discontinuity

disconnection

disuse

end

🔚

extinction

fail

finish

gap

holes

interception

intermit

lapse

off

pulsation

recess

respite

severance

stopping

suppression

termination

vacation

hanging-up

middle break

abatement

abeyance

abolition

abrogation

adjournment

allaying

alleviation

breather

ceasing

check

close

desuetude

Translations

Unterbrechung

cesación

suspensión

interruption

interrupción

Aufhören

descontinuação

Abbruch

interrupção

interruzione

cesació

Suspendierung

διακοπή

ασυνέχεια

interrupció

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French descontinuer.