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cessation

cessation

29 7.2
The end of something that is happening
  • noun
  • /sɛˈseɪʃən/
translation icon : cese
  • Media campaigns at the national, community, and city level have been effectively used to increase smoking cessation among adults.
  • smoking cessation
  • successful cessation
  • Tobacco cessation

But of course, stress can also induce cessation of menstruation.

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Examples

  • The cessation of hostilities has caused as many problems as the war itself.

  • The first was an immediate cessation of helmet use.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Did you see any cessation in payment during COVID?

  • People who smoke should be offered smoking cessation advice and support.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Patients who smoke should be offered support with smoking cessation services.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Preparation for surgery through weight management and smoking cessation can be facilitated well in primary care.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In 2003, the TUS-CPS included a special supplement that focused heavily on smoking cessation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • A national, branded, mass media smoking cessation campaign can change smokers' cognitions about quitting and increase quit attempts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They testify that commissioners have indeed come north and ought to have arrived by now in Washington City bearing an offer of immediate cessation of our civil war.

  • The cessation of class activities for the holiday break was well received by all the students.

Synonyms

stop
vscessation
310 1.0

An act when something ends or pauses

expresses the formal idea of an end as a process
termination
vscessation
  • Formal
56 4.7

The act of ending something, like a job or contract

is the general fact or process of ending beyond specific agreements
moratorium
vscessation
  • Formal
45 8.5

A temporary official stop of an activity by those in charge

is the general ending, not necessarily temporary or legally ordered
hiatus
vscessation
34 6.3

A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary

refers to a complete end rather than a temporary break
extinction
vscessation
2 4.6

Putting out a fire, light, or other activity so it stops

is the general fact of ending without focusing on how it stops
discontinuation
vscessation
2 6.3

Stopping something for a short time or forever

focuses on the overall fact or process of an end
phase-out
vscessation
1 4.7

A gradual stopping of something that is planned

is the general end which can be sudden or gradual
surcease
vscessation
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An end to something bad, for example pain or fighting

is the neutral general word for the same act
discontinuance
vscessation
1 7.2

To stop something so it does not continue, sometimes for a short time or for good

is the broader concept of an end rather than an interruption
extinguishment
vscessation
7.4

To put an end to a fire or a debt

is the general stopping process not tied to specific objects

Antonyms

56 3.6

An act of something keeping going without stopping

1.0

Something that is at the first stage of a process

How Final

termination
  • Formal
56 4.7
cessation
29 7.2
stoppage
15 4.1
interruption
99 3.0
pause
192 1.0

Surface Forms

cessation singular
cessations plural

Morphology

cessation = cease (transparent) = cess + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'cease' with the suffix '-ation' yields 'act or process of ceasing'; the spelling alternation (cease → cess-) is regular and does not obscure the relation.

Etymology

Cessation comes from the root cess-, the same root as the common word cease, which means 'to stop'. So a cessation is a 'stopping' or end, which is why we use it for the end of fighting, noise, or a habit.