Vocabulary
Cessation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
Urdu meaning
خاتمہ، بند، اختتام،ٹھہراﺅ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- With limited food supplies and no cessation in Israeli hostilities, the entire population of the occupied enclave is in danger.
- The latest cessation may be shaky too.
- But, I guess, he too needed a win and cessation of hostilities before he`d have to commit more US forces, including ground forces.
- While the cessation of attacks is indeed welcome, questions swirl about how long hours, days, weeks?
- It is a treaty between two states that have gone to war many times previously with no sign of any long-term cessation in hostilities.
Synonyms
end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing
Antonyms
start, resumption
Curator example
“the cessation of hostilities”
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