Abeyance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

temporary cessation or suspension

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɚɹˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛstwaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛstwaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈælɚɹˌoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

suspension

Word Forms

abeyant	adjective	inactive but capable of becoming active
suspend	verb	stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schweigen

vorübergehende Einstellung oder Aussetzung

🇫🇷French

situation en suspens

cessation ou suspension temporaire

🇪🇸Spanish

suspensión

cese o suspensión temporal

🇮🇹Italian

sospensione

interruzione o sospensione temporanea

🇳🇱Dutch

opschorting

tijdelijke stopzetting of schorsing

🇵🇹Portuguese

suspensão

cessação ou suspensão temporária

🇷🇺Russian

приостановление

временное прекращение или приостановление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आस्थगन

अस्थायी समाप्ति या निलंबन

🇧🇩Bengali

স্থগিত

সাময়িক বন্ধ বা স্থগিতাদেশ

🇮🇳Tamil

புறக்கணிப்பு

தற்காலிக நிறுத்தம் அல்லது இடைநீக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలుపుదల

తాత్కాలిక విరమణ లేదా సస్పెన్షన్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थगिती

तात्पुरती बंद किंवा निलंबन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ત્યાગ

કામચલાઉ સમાપ્તિ અથવા સસ્પેન્શન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲತೆ

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿಲುಗಡೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮಾನತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപേക്ഷിക്കൽ

താൽക്കാലിക വിരാമം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സസ്പെൻഷൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਅੱਤਲ

ਅਸਥਾਈ ਬੰਦ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਅੱਤਲੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تعطل

عارضی تعطل یا معطلی۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暂停

暂时停止或暂停

🇯🇵Japanese

停止

一時的な停止または停止

🇰🇷Korean

소유자 미정

일시적 중단 또는 정지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trì hoãn

tạm dừng hoặc đình chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

การอยู่เฉยๆ

การยุติหรือการระงับชั่วคราว

🇮🇩Indonesian

penundaan

penghentian atau penangguhan sementara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعليق

التوقف أو التعليق المؤقت

🇮🇷Persian

معطل ماندن

توقف یا تعلیق موقت

🇹🇷Turkish

boyun eğme

geçici durdurma veya askıya alma

🇮🇱Hebrew

מבוי סתום

הפסקה או השעיה זמנית

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The primary meaning of 'abeyance' is 'temporary cessation or suspension'.

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

In which domain is the word 'abeyance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'abeyance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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