menopause

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause.
2. (countable, uncountable) The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.

Verb

To undergo the menopause.

Synonyms

change of life

climacteric

climax

menopausal

decline of life

menostasia

menostasis

post-menopause

menopausal period

menopause peroid

Translations

ménopause

menopausa

Menopause

menopausia

menopausa

εμμηνόπαυση

menopausa

menopauze

Wechseljahre

menopoz

Klimakterium

overgangsjaren

âdet kesilmesi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛnəpɔːz/

Etymology

From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- + -pause.