cessation means A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
cessation is pronounced /sɛˈseɪʃən/.
Why “cessation” is a great word
CESSATION — [Noun] A bringing or coming to an end; a halt or discontinuance of an action. From Middle French cessation, from Latin cessātiō, cessātiōnem ("a delaying, inactivity, stoppage"), from cessāre ("to delay, to cease"). First attested in English in the mid-15th century. Unlike a "pause," which implies a temporary intermission, or a "lull," which suggests a mere diminution, cessation is the definitive full stop. It is the factory’s drone falling silent at shift’s end, the last fading tremor of a bell, and the profound stillness in a room when a life departs—an absence that announces itself with the profound weight of what will not happen next.
noun
- A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.“it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition”