Cessation
/sɛˈseɪʃən/
nounIntermediateCommonGeneral
Meaning
Question
Definitions
1
The act or process of ceasing or stopping; a bringing to an end.
/sɛˈseɪʃən/
nounneutralIntermediate
General
The act of ceasing or stopping.
The cessation of the rain allowed us to resume our hike.
💡 Simply: Imagine a fight suddenly stopping—that's cessation! It means a complete end to something, like a war or a noisy argument.
👶 For kids: Stopping something completely.
More Examples
2
The factory announced a cessation of production due to unforeseen circumstances.
How It's Used
Law
"The cessation of hostilities was announced."
Politics
"There was a temporary cessation of fighting."
From Middle French cessation, from Latin cessatio, from cessare "to cease".
The word has been used in formal writing for centuries, often in legal or political contexts.
Memory tip
Think of 'cease' and add '-ation' to form the noun.
Practice
Base: cease
cesationcessassioncessasion
Usage
10%Spoken
90%Written