cessation
noun
[ sɛˈseɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
• "the cessation of hostilities"
Similar:
end,
ending,
termination,
stopping,
halting,
ceasing,
finish,
finishing,
stoppage,
closing,
closure,
close,
conclusion,
winding up,
discontinuation,
discontinuance,
breaking off,
abandonment,
interruption,
suspension,
cutting short,
pause,
break,
respite,
let-up,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin cessatio(n- ), from cessare ‘cease’.
