Stoppage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of inactivity following an interruption

an obstruction in a pipe or tube

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɑːpɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɒpɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɒpɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɑːpɪdʒ/.

Examples

the negotiations were in arrest
held them in check
during the halt he got some lunch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

halt hitch check closure blockage occlusion block stop stay arrest

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of inactivity following an interruption “the negotiations were in arrest”
noun	an obstruction in a pipe or tube “we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe”
noun	the act of stopping something “the third baseman made some remarkable stops”

Word Forms

check	verb	stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution
halt	verb	come to a halt, stop moving
stop	verb	stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
block	verb	obstruct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stillstand

der Zustand der Inaktivität nach einer Unterbrechung

🇫🇷French

arrêt

l'état d'inactivité suite à une interruption

🇪🇸Spanish

paro

el estado de inactividad después de una interrupción

🇮🇹Italian

arresto

lo stato di inattività a seguito di un'interruzione

🇳🇱Dutch

stopzetting

de toestand van inactiviteit na een onderbreking

🇵🇹Portuguese

paralisação

o estado de inatividade após uma interrupção

🇷🇺Russian

остановка

состояние бездействия после перерыва

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रुकना

रुकावट के बाद निष्क्रियता की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরতি

একটি বাধার পরে নিষ্ক্রিয়তার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

நிறுத்தம்

குறுக்கீட்டைத் தொடர்ந்து செயலற்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆపడం

అంతరాయం తరువాత నిష్క్రియ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

थांबणे

व्यत्ययानंतर निष्क्रियतेची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરામ

વિક્ષેપ પછી નિષ્ક્રિયતાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಲುಗಡೆ

ಅಡಚಣೆಯ ನಂತರ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർത്തലാക്കൽ

ഒരു തടസ്സത്തെ തുടർന്നുള്ള നിഷ്ക്രിയാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੁਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکنا

رکاوٹ کے بعد غیرفعالیت کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停顿

中断后的不活动状态

🇯🇵Japanese

停止

中断後の非アクティブな状態

🇰🇷Korean

중지

중단 후 비활성 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dừng lại

trạng thái không hoạt động sau khi bị gián đoạn

🇹🇭Thai

การหยุด

สถานะของการไม่ใช้งานหลังจากการหยุดชะงัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghentian

keadaan tidak aktif setelah interupsi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtigil

ang estado ng kawalan ng aktibidad pagkatapos ng pagkagambala

🇲🇾Malay

pemberhentian

keadaan tidak aktif berikutan gangguan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توقف

حالة عدم النشاط بعد انقطاع

🇮🇷Persian

توقف

وضعیت عدم فعالیت بدنبال یک وقفه

🇹🇷Turkish

durma

bir kesinti sonrasında hareketsizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲצִירָה

מצב חוסר הפעילות בעקבות הפרעה

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The primary meaning of 'stoppage' is 'the state of inactivity following an interruption'.

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'stoppage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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