- a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities
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ces•sa•tion /sɛˈseɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n. [countable* usually singular]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a stopping;
ceasing: a cessation of hostilities.
ces•sa•tion
(se sā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- a temporary or complete stopping;
discontinuance:a cessation of hostilities.
- 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
- Middle English cessacio(u)n 1350–1400
- stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.
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cessation /sɛˈseɪʃən/ n
'cessation' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
arrest
- brain death
- epoch
- failure
- heart failure
- paralysis
- poof
- recess
- rest
- separation
- shut-off
- standstill
- stoppage
- strike
- surcease
- suspended animation
- suspension
- truce
- abatement
- abeyance
- addiction
- afterburning
- cardiac arrest
- cease
- cease-fire
- cessative
- contact inhibition
- continual
- continually
- continuous
- death
- diapause
- die
- discontinuance
- dormant
- halt
- hangover
- holiday
- inactive
- interruption
- interval
- letup
- menopause
- minipill
- pathocure
- pause
- peace
- peace dividend
- -plegia
- respite