| termination | | |
| n. (time) | 1. expiration, expiry, termination | a coming to an end of a contract period.; "the expiry of his driver's license" |
| ~ end, ending | the point in time at which something ends.; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
| n. (location) | 2. end point, endpoint, termination, terminus | a place where something ends or is complete. |
| ~ end, terminal | either extremity of something that has length.; "the end of the pier"; "she knotted the end of the thread"; "they rode to the end of the line"; "the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix" |
| n. (event) | 3. final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination | something that results.; "he listened for the results on the radio" |
| ~ conclusion, ending, finish | event whose occurrence ends something.; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
| ~ denouement | the outcome of a complex sequence of events. |
| ~ deal | the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement).; "he got a good deal on his car" |
| ~ decision | the outcome of a game or contest.; "the team dropped three decisions in a row" |
| ~ decision | (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred.; "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| ~ just deserts, poetic justice | an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically). |
| ~ separation | the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal). |
| ~ sequel, subsequence | something that follows something else. |
| ~ worst | the least favorable outcome.; "the worst that could happen" |
| n. (communication) | 4. ending, termination | the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).; "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" |
| ~ morpheme | minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units. |
| ~ postfix, suffix | an affix that is added at the end of the word. |
| ~ inflectional ending, inflectional suffix | an inflection that is added at the end of a root word. |
| n. (act) | 5. conclusion, ending, termination | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ abort | the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed.; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" |
| ~ demonetisation, demonetization | ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country. |
| ~ change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics. |
| ~ tone ending, release | (music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone. |
| ~ mop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing | 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. |
| ~ dismission, sacking, liberation, dismissal, firing, release, discharge, sack | the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart). |
| ~ destruction, devastation | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists. |
| ~ kill, putting to death, killing | the act of terminating a life. |
| ~ abolishment, abolition | the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery).; "the abolition of capital punishment" |
| ~ liquidation, settlement | termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities. |
| ~ drug withdrawal, withdrawal | the termination of drug taking. |
| ~ closedown, shutdown, closing, closure | termination of operations.; "they regretted the closure of the day care center" |
| ~ extinguishing, quenching, extinction | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.; "the extinction of the lights" |
| ~ fade, disappearance | gradually ceasing to be visible. |
| ~ abortion | termination of pregnancy. |
| ~ defusing, deactivation | the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb). |
| ~ discontinuance, discontinuation | the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent). |
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