What does "termination" mean?
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
Termination
/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
- Grammar: termination is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: conclusion, abandonment, abolition, abolition.
- Useful contrasts: while loop iterations, actuating, advents.
- Usage evidence: I was devastated when I received my termination notice.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of terminating or the state of being terminated. countable, uncountable
"At all terminal stations, where running speeds are low, fixed termination simple catenary equipment has been installed."
- 2 the act of ending something wordnet
- 3 The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason. countable, uncountable
- 4 the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) wordnet
- 5 An end in time; a conclusion. countable, uncountable
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- 6 something that results wordnet
- 7 An end in space; an edge or limit. countable, uncountable
- 8 a place where something ends or is complete wordnet
- 9 An outcome or result. countable, uncountable
"Long indeed did that morning appear to Francesca—the longer as her anxiety was unexpressed; for it certainly does shorten a period of waiting not a little to spend it in talking over its various probabilities of termination, wondering what will happen, while we are consoled by the strong sympathy we excite in the listener."
- 10 a coming to an end of a contract period wordnet
- 11 The last part of a word. countable, uncountable
"1. Some adjectives of the third declension have three terminations in the nominative singular,—one for each gender; some two,—one for the masculine and feminine, the other for the neuter; and some, only one for all genders. 1. Verbs whose terminations are alike, are said to be of the same conjugation. 2. Latin verbs are divided into four conjugations."
- 12 An induced abortion. countable, uncountable
- 13 A word, a term. countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable
"She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star."
- 14 The ending up of a polypeptid chain. countable, uncountable
Example
"I was devastated when I received my termination notice."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "termination"?
Common synonyms include: conclusion, abandonment, abolition, abolition, aborting, abortion.
How do you use "termination" in a sentence?
I was devastated when I received my termination notice.
How do you pronounce "termination"?
Pronounced /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).