DISCONTINUANCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

Synonyms:

discontinuance; discontinuation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("discontinuance" is a kind of...):

conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discontinuance"):

disfranchisement (the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote)

disinheritance (the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit)

phase-out (the act or instance of a planned discontinuation)

prorogation (discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it)

dismount (the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.))

Antonym:

continuance (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)

Derivation:

discontinue (put an end to a state or an activity)