Discontinuation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈæɡənˌɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪskəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪskəntˌɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /dɹˈæɡənˌɛt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discontinuance

Antonyms

continuance continuation

Word Forms

discontinue

verb

put an end to a state or an activity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einstellung

der Akt des Unterbrechens oder Abbrechens; eine Unterbrechung (vorübergehend oder dauerhaft)

🇫🇷French

arrêt

l'acte de discontinuer ou de rompre ; une interruption (temporaire ou permanente)

🇪🇸Spanish

discontinuación

el acto de discontinuar o interrumpir; una interrupción (temporal o permanente)

🇮🇹Italian

interruzione

l'atto di interrompere o interrompere; un'interruzione (temporanea o permanente)

🇳🇱Dutch

stopzetting

de handeling van het staken of afbreken; een onderbreking (tijdelijk of permanent)

🇵🇹Portuguese

descontinuação

o ato de descontinuar ou interromper; uma interrupção (temporária ou permanente)

🇷🇺Russian

прекращение

акт прекращения или разрыва; перерыв (временный или постоянный)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विरति

बंद करने या तोड़ने की क्रिया; एक रुकावट (अस्थायी या स्थायी)

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ

বন্ধ বা বিরতির কাজ; একটি বাধা (অস্থায়ী বা স্থায়ী)

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுத்தம்

நிறுத்துதல் அல்லது உடைத்தல் செயல்; ஒரு குறுக்கீடு (தற்காலிக அல்லது நிரந்தர)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలిపివేయడం

నిలిపివేయడం లేదా విచ్ఛిన్నం చేసే చర్య; అంతరాయం (తాత్కాలిక లేదా శాశ్వత)

🇮🇳Marathi

बंद करणे

बंद करण्याची किंवा तोडण्याची क्रिया; व्यत्यय (तात्पुरता किंवा कायमचा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ

બંધ અથવા તોડવાનું કાર્ય; વિક્ષેપ (અસ્થાયી અથવા કાયમી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಸ್ಥಗಿತಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಒಡೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಅಡಚಣೆ (ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಶ್ವತ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർത്തലാക്കൽ

നിർത്തലാക്കുകയോ തകർക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി; ഒരു തടസ്സം (താൽക്കാലികമോ ശാശ്വതമോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੰਦ

ਬੰਦ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਤੋੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ; ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ (ਅਸਥਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਾਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بندش

بند کرنے یا توڑنے کا عمل؛ ایک رکاوٹ (عارضی یا مستقل)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停产

中断或中断的行为；中断（暂时或永久）

🇯🇵Japanese

中止

中止または中断する行為。中断（一時的または永続的）

🇰🇷Korean

정지

중단하거나 중단하는 행위; 중단(일시적 또는 영구적)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngừng sử dụng

hành động ngừng hoặc ngừng hoạt động; sự gián đoạn (tạm thời hoặc vĩnh viễn)

🇹🇭Thai

การหยุดชะงัก

การกระทำที่ยุติหรือแตกหัก; การหยุดชะงัก (ชั่วคราวหรือถาวร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghentian

tindakan menghentikan atau memutuskan; gangguan (sementara atau permanen)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahinto

ang pagkilos ng pagtigil o pagsira; isang pagkaantala (pansamantala o permanente)

🇲🇾Malay

pemberhentian

tindakan memberhentikan atau memutuskan hubungan; gangguan (sementara atau kekal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوقف

فعل التوقف أو القطع؛ انقطاع (مؤقت أو دائم)

🇮🇷Persian

قطع شدن

عمل قطع یا قطع کردن. وقفه (موقت یا دائمی)

🇹🇷Turkish

devam etme

devam etmeme veya ara verme eylemi; kesinti (geçici veya kalıcı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפסקה

פעולת ההפסקה או ההפסקה; הפרעה (זמנית או קבועה)

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The primary meaning of 'discontinuation' is 'the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)'.

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