Definition
The act of stopping something, ending it, or ceasing to do it; the state of being discontinued.
Etymology
From discontinue + -ance (Latin -entia forming abstract nouns). This suffix creates nouns describing states or conditions resulting from a verb. The meaning evolved from 'breaking continuity' to 'the act of stopping.'
Kelly Says
In legal documents, 'discontinuance' is a formal term meaning you're dropping a lawsuit—it's more graceful than 'we're stopping this' and suggests a planned halt rather than a failure or abandonment.
Translations
CACatalà
interrupció
in-ter-rup-syon
CSČeština
přerušení
pre-ru-she-ni
DADansk
afbrydelse
af-bry-de-lse
DEDeutsch
Unterbrechung
oon-ter-bre-khung
ELΕλληνικά
διακοπή
dia-ko-pi
ESEspañol
interrupción
in-ter-rup-syon
FISuomi
katkaisu
kat-kai-su
FRFrançais
interruption
in-ter-rup-syon
HUMagyar
szünetelés
shoe-ne-te-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberhentian
pe-mber-hen-ti-an
ITItaliano
interruzione
in-ter-rup-syon
MRMR
निरांतर
ni-ra-an-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
penghentian
pen-gh-en-ti-an
NLNederlands
onderbreking
on-der-bre-king
PLPolski
przerwa
przer-wa
PTPortuguês
interrupção
in-ter-rup-syon
RORomână
întrerupere
in-ter-ru-pe-re
RUРусский
прекращение
pre-kra-she-niye
SVSvenska
avbrott
av-brott
SWKiswahili
kusima
koo-see-ma
TAதமிழ்
இடைநிறுத்தல்
i-dai-ni-ruth-thal
UKУкраїнська
перервання
pe-re-rv-annya