cessation
cessation
Definition
ces·sa·tion (se sā′s̸hən)
noun
a ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time
Etymology: L cessatio < pp. of cessare, cease
cessation
Synonyms
cessation
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- hostility: By the time of the cessation of hostilities in 1949, more than 700,000 Arabs were driven out of their homes.
- dukkha: This is the practice leading to the cessation of dukkha.
- grazing: This may be compromised by cessation of grazing or by inappropriate grazing regimes.
- breathing: A period of crying is followed by cessation of breathing.
- violence: Albert Reynolds later told me they carried with them a message from his government reinforcing its demand for a complete cessation of IRA violence.
- smoking: Cessation of smoking is the only intervention proven to modify disease progression.
Converse of object
- attain: You should attain cessations This means that we should attain the permanent cessation of suffering.
Adjective modifier
- abrupt: It was a small price to pay for the abrupt cessation of that barbarous war.
- immediate: The demand for the immediate cessation of the war should be given due attention.
- temporary: Some breaks in service may be regarded as a temporary cessation of service and not a break in contract.
- permanent: Second, where there is a permanent cessation of all production then the trade will also have ceased.
Modifies a noun
- clinic: My end of the bargain is to refer them to smoking cessation clinics.
- intervention: Part 1 outlines the case for smoking cessation interventions in general practice.
- counselor: Joining a quitting support group or seeing a smoking cessation counselor.
- advisor: The Nurse is also a trained smoking cessation advisor.
- co-ordinator: Patients at Hairmyres can contact the East Kilbride smoking cessation co-ordinator, Nancy Docherty.
- adviser: Both of these are much more effective when used with the help of a smoking cessation adviser who can offer motivational support.
Noun used with modifier
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