How do you pronounce desistance?

desistance is pronounced as /dɪˈsɪstəns/.

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desistance

🛑desistance (dɪˈsɪstəns)

noun

/dɪˈsɪstəns/

désistance (désistance)

desist desk

Signification

The act of stopping or ceasing from some action or behavior.

Traduction de la signification

L'acte de cesser ou d'arrêter une action ou un comportement.

Phrases d'exemple

The court urged his desistance from further unlawful activities.

Le tribunal l'a encouragé à cesser toute activité illégale supplémentaire.

Synonymes

cessation, termination, discontinuance, restraint

Antonymes

continuation, persistence

Collocations

desistance from crime, encourage desistance, support desistance

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