intermission

Noun

Meaning

The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.

Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes.

The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever.

Intervention; interposition.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

suspension pause interruption rest break stop interval cessation five intermezzo discontinuance divertimento stay delay gap
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Antonyms

work action beginning business act battle
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Hypernyms

interval pause time interval

Hyponyms

rest hold relief delay wait lapse

Related terms

intermittent intermit

Anagrams

misinsertion

Examples

Pleasure is nothing else but the intermission of pain. John Selden

Make your life a mission - not an intermission. Arnold H. Glasow

At the end of the first act, the audience is invited to join the community through the sharing of wine (or grape juice), mingling with the actors during intermission. Stephen Schwartz

Death is like taking an intermission when you can't come back. I like living and being around. Grace Slick

I just am committed wholeheartedly to theatre with no intermission. Lady Gaga

There's a lot of comedy in Intermission but it's got this depth. It's not comedy for comedy's sake - it's informed by something else. I like stuff like that. Cillian Murphy

Close letter words and terms

interministerially interministry intermise intermissionless intermissive intermit