Abatement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

the act of abating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌælɪfˈɔːɹniənz/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈeɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈeɪzd/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌælɪfˈɔːɹniənz/.

Examples

laws enforcing noise abatement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reprieve hiatus suspension respite

Parts of Speech

noun	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
noun	the act of abating “laws enforcing noise abatement”

Word Forms

suspend	verb	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
abate	verb	become less in amount or intensity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Minderung

eine Unterbrechung in der Intensität oder Menge von etwas

🇫🇷French

réduction

une interruption dans l'intensité ou la quantité de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

disminución

una interrupción en la intensidad o cantidad de algo

🇮🇹Italian

abbattimento

un'interruzione nell'intensità o nella quantità di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

vermindering

een onderbreking in de intensiteit of hoeveelheid van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

redução

uma interrupção na intensidade ou quantidade de algo

🇷🇺Russian

уменьшение

перерыв в интенсивности или количестве чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपशमन

किसी चीज की तीव्रता या मात्रा में रुकावट

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্রাস

কোনো কিছুর তীব্রতা বা পরিমাণে বাধা

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைப்பு

ஏதாவது ஒரு தீவிரம் அல்லது அளவு குறுக்கீடு

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గింపు

ఏదో యొక్క తీవ్రత లేదా మొత్తంలో అంతరాయం

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी करणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीची तीव्रता किंवा प्रमाणात व्यत्यय

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટાડો

કોઈ વસ્તુની તીવ્રતા અથવા માત્રામાં વિક્ષેપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಗ್ಗಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಯಾವುದೋ ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಚಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറയ്ക്കൽ

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും തീവ്രതയിലോ അളവിലോ ഉള്ള തടസ്സം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੀ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

تخفیف

کسی چیز کی شدت یا مقدار میں رکاوٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

减少

某件事的强度或数量的中断

🇯🇵Japanese

軽減

何かの強度または量の中断

🇰🇷Korean

감소

무언가의 강도나 양이 중단됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giảm nhẹ

sự gián đoạn về cường độ hoặc số lượng của một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

การลดลง

การหยุดชะงักของความรุนแรงหรือปริมาณของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengurangan

gangguan dalam intensitas atau jumlah sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawas

isang pagkagambala sa intensity o dami ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

pengurangan

gangguan dalam keamatan atau jumlah sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخفيض

انقطاع في شدة أو كمية شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

کاهش

وقفه در شدت یا مقدار چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

azaltma

bir şeyin yoğunluğunda veya miktarında kesinti

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפחָתָה

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The primary meaning of 'abatement' is 'an interruption in the intensity or amount of something'.

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Using 'abatement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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