discontinuation

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ continuation.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

discontinuation (countable and uncountable, plural discontinuations)

1. A breach or interruption of continuity.
   • 2017 May 9, Ryan Kilpatrick, “U.S. Navy Vows to Continue Challenging Beijing’s Claims in the South China Sea”, in Time‎:

     The apparent discontinuation of the operations since Trump took office sparked speculation that he may have agreed to back away from the issue in exchange for Chinese cooperation over North Korea.

   Synonyms: discontinuance, suspension

   1. (medicine) The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.
   2. The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.

Derived terms

• prediscontinuation

Related terms

• discontinue

Translations

interruption of continuity

Bulgarian: прекъсване (bg) n (prekǎsvane) Polish: zaprzestanie (pl) n Portuguese: descontinuação f

quitting a course of treatment with a drug

Polish: odstawienie n Portuguese: descontinuação f

stopping producing or supplying a product

Portuguese: descontinuação f Spanish: descontinuación