countable/uncountable the end of an agreement, job, or situation
termination of:
The board may order the termination of all researchactivities.
He is now suing his employer for wrongful termination.
Synonyms and related words
Ends, finishes and final stages
end
ending
finish
2
countable medicala medical operation in which a baby is removed from a woman’s body before it is completely developed, so that it is not born alive. The more usual word for this is an abortion.
Synonyms and related words
Birth control
abortion
abortionist
barrier method
Synonyms and related words
Medical operations
abortion
angioplasty
appendectomy
termination
noun
US /ˌtɜrmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
Word Forms
singular
termination
plural
terminations
DEFINITIONS2
1
countable/uncountable the end of an agreement, job, or situation
termination of:
The board may order the termination of all researchactivities.
Synonyms and related words
Ends, finishes and final stages
end
ending
finish
2
countable medicala medical operation in which a baby is removed from a woman’s body before it is completely developed, so that it is not born alive. The more usual word for this is an abortion.