ABATEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

• ABATEMENT (noun)
  The noun ABATEMENT has 2 senses:

1. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
2. the act of abating

  Familiarity information: ABATEMENT used as a noun is rare.

• ABATEMENT (noun)

Meaning:

An interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

abatement; hiatus; reprieve; respite; suspension

Hypernyms ("abatement" is a kind of...):

break; interruption (some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abatement"):

defervescence (abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature)

remission; remittal; subsidence (an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease))

Meaning:

The act of abating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

laws enforcing noise abatement

Hypernyms ("abatement" is a kind of...):

mitigation; moderation (the action of lessening in severity or intensity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "abatement"):

abatement of a nuisance; nuisance abatement ((law) the removal or termination or destruction of something that has been found to be a nuisance)