recision

re·ci·sion

noun \ri-ˈsi-zhən\

Definition of RECISION

: an act of rescinding : cancellation

Examples of RECISION

1. <the national emergency forced the immediate recision of all military leave>

Origin of RECISION

French, from Middle French, alteration of rescision, from Late Latin rescission-, rescissio rescission

First Known Use: 1611

Related to RECISION

Synonyms: abandonment, abortion, calling, calling off, dropping, recall, cancellation, repeal, rescission, revocation

Antonyms: continuation

Related Words: annulment, invalidation, neutralization, nullification, voidance; abolishment, abolition, ending, halting, stopping, termination; giving up, relinquishment, surrender; reversal, rollback

Near Antonyms: beginning, commencement, initiation; engagement, undertaking

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Rhymes with RECISION

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, elysian, envision, excision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, rescission, revision