cancellation
noun/kænsəˈleɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #5,604 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of deciding that something planned will not happen.
Example sentence
We received notice of the flight cancellation due to bad weather.
Synonyms & related words
- abolition
- scrapping
- termination
- withdrawal
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