Dictionary entry details
• TERMINATION (noun)
Meaning:
A coming to an end of a contract period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
expiration; expiry; termination
Context example:
the expiry of his driver's license
Hypernyms ("termination" is a kind of...):
end; ending (the point in time at which something ends)
Meaning:
A place where something ends or is complete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
end point; endpoint; terminus; termination
Hypernyms ("termination" is a kind of...):
end (either extremity of something that has length)
Meaning:
Something that results
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
final result; outcome; resultant; result; termination
Context example:
he listened for the results on the radio
Hypernyms ("termination" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "termination"):
sequel; subsequence (something that follows something else)
separation (the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal))
just deserts; poetic justice (an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically))
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
decision ((boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred)
decision (the outcome of a game or contest)
deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement))
denouement (the outcome of a complex sequence of events)
worst (the least favorable outcome)
Meaning:
The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
ending; termination
Context example:
I don't like words that have -ism as an ending
Hypernyms ("termination" is a kind of...):
morpheme (minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "termination"):
inflectional ending; inflectional suffix (an inflection that is added at the end of a root word)
postfix; suffix (an affix that is added at the end of the word)
Meaning:
The act of ending something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ending; termination; conclusion
Context example:
the termination of the agreement
Hypernyms ("termination" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "termination"):
abort (the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed)
abolishment; abolition (the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery))
liquidation; settlement (termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities)
drug withdrawal; withdrawal (the termination of drug taking)
closedown; closing; closure; shutdown (termination of operations)
extinction; extinguishing; quenching (the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning)
disappearance; fade (gradually ceasing to be visible)
abortion (termination of pregnancy)
deactivation; defusing (the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb))
discontinuance; discontinuation (the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent))
kill; killing; putting to death (the act of terminating a life)
destruction; devastation (the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists)
demonetisation; demonetization (ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country)
release; tone ending ((music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone)
closing; completion; culmination; mop up; windup (a concluding action)
retirement (withdrawal from your position or occupation)
relinquishing; relinquishment (the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc.)
breakup; dissolution (the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations))
overthrow (the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force))
adjournment; dissolution (the termination of a meeting)
discharge; dismissal; dismission; firing; liberation; release; sack; sacking (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
