abolition
/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
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abolition noun: the act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
Noun
abolition (plural abolitions)
- The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
- the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
- The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
- Synonyms:
- annulment, devalidation, revocation, abrogation, cancellation, deauthentication, invalidation, nullification, renunciation, termination
- Antonyms:
- establishment, foundation
- The state of being abolished.
- The ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
- The ending of convict transportation.
- An amnesty; a putting out of memory.
abolition meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
abolition in Hindi
- act of abolishing
- उन्मूलन unmūlan
abolition in Tamil
- ரத்து செய்தல், நீக்குதல், ஒழித்தல், அழித்தல்
abolition in Urdu
- abolition
- نسخ nasx
abolition in Bengali
- abolition; annulment; cancellation
- বিলোপ bilōp
- abolition; annulment
- উচ্ছেদ ucchêd
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- abolition in Telugu
- పరిహారము parihāramu
- abolition in Malayalam
- റദ്ദാക്കൽ, ഇല്ലാതാക്കൽ, ഉന്മൂലനം, ലോപം
- abolition in Kannada
- ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನ, ನಿರ್ಮೂಲನೆ, ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವುದು, ರದ್ದುಮಾಡುವುದು
- abolition in Gujarati
- નિવારણ nivāraṇ
- abolition in Arabic
- إِلْغَاء ʔilḡāʔ, اِبْطَال ibṭāl
- abolition in Indonesian
- abolisi
- abolition in Vietnamese
- bãi nô
Examples of abolition in a sentence
- They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- And the European Union has made abolition a de facto condition of membership.
- But anti-Thaksin protesters demanded the abolition of 'Thaksinism'.
Synonyms of abolition
- annulment
- devalidation
- revocation
- abrogation
- cancellation
- deauthentication
- invalidation
- nullification
- renunciation
- termination
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Forms of abolition
| plural | abolitions |
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Origin of abolition
Borrowed from Middle French abolition, from Old French abolucion, a learned borrowing from Latin abolitiōnem. First attested in 1529. Equivalent to abolish + -tion.
Words formed from abolition
Questions about abolition
- What does abolition mean?
- Abolition means the act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
- What is abolition in Hindi?
- Abolition in Hindi is उन्मूलन (unmūlan). See Abolition meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is abolition?
- Abolition is a noun.
- How do you pronounce abolition?
- Abolition is pronounced /ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/.
- What is the plural of abolition?
- The plural of abolition is abolitions.
Words near abolition in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: abolition (page history and authors); abolition (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); نسخ (Urdu) (page history and authors); উচ্ছেদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); పరిహారము (Telugu) (page history and authors); abolition (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); abolition (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); નિવારણ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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