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Definition of Intermission

• (n.) The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.
• (n.) Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) Intervention; interposition.

Synonyms of Intermission

• Cessation
• Interruption
• Discontinuance
• Suspension
• Recurrence
• Pause
• Rest
• Stop
• Interval.

Antonyms of Intermission

• Continuity
• Continuance
• Permanence
• Perpetuity
• Constancy
• Uninterruptedness.

Homophones of Intermission