What does "cessation" mean?

A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

What is a synonym for "cessation"?

Common synonyms include: abandonment, abeyance, abjuration, abjurement, aborting, abortion.

/sɛˈseɪʃən/ noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

1
A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. countable, formal, uncountable
"it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition"
2
a stopping wordnet

"Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation."

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.