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- Dictionarycessation/sɛˈseɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end: "the cessation of hostilities"
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Cessation: an object is destroyed or removed and no longer exists in the real world.
The meaning of CESSATION is a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop. How to use cessation in a sentence.
Cessation definition: a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance. See examples of CESSATION used in a sentence.
noun [ C or U ] formal uk / sesˈeɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. the fact of something ending or stopping: The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business. (Definition of cessation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cessation. cessation.
Definition of cessation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance. a cessation of hostilities. SYNONYMS stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
n. a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities. [C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, cede]
Cessation is an end to something, such as the stopping of a bad habit, like the cessation of smoking. Cessation and cease sound alike and have similar meanings because they both come from the Latin word cessare, which means "to delay, to stop."
CESSATION definition: the end of something that has been happening, especially violence: . Learn more.
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