discontinuation
discontinuation noun: a breach or interruption of continuity.
Noun
discontinuation (countable and uncountable, plural discontinuations)
- A breach or interruption of continuity.
- Discontinuation symptoms: Dizziness and confusion.2002, Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Methuen, →ISBN, page 22
- The apparent discontinuation of the operations since Trump took office sparked speculation that he may have agreed to back away from the issue in exchange for Chinese cooperation over North Korea.2017 May 9, Ryan Kilpatrick, “U.S. Navy Vows to Continue Challenging Beijing’s Claims in the South China Sea”, in Time, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2025
- Synonyms:
- discontinuance, suspension
- The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.
- The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.
discontinuation meaning in Hindi and Telugu
discontinuation in Hindi
- interruption of continuity
- विरति virti
discontinuation in Telugu
- discontinuation
- నిలిపివేత nilipivēta
Synonyms of discontinuation
Forms of discontinuation
| plural | discontinuations |
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Origin of discontinuation
From dis- + continuation.
Words formed from discontinuation
Words that rhyme with discontinuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about discontinuation
- What does discontinuation mean?
- Discontinuation means a breach or interruption of continuity.
- What is discontinuation in Hindi?
- Discontinuation in Hindi is विरति (virti). See Discontinuation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is discontinuation?
- Discontinuation is a noun.
- What is the plural of discontinuation?
- The plural of discontinuation is discontinuations.
Words near discontinuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: discontinuation (page history and authors); నిలిపివేత (Telugu) (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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