abolishment

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US/əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.mənt/

noun

The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.

Similar
abolition
OriginMiddle French abolissement →
UncommonFirst used First attested from the mid 16ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounabolishment (countable and uncountable, plural abolishments)

plural abolishments

  1. countableuncountableThe act of abolishing; abolition; destruction.First known use First attested from the mid 16ᵗʰ century.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)

Similar
abolition
Broader
terminationendingconclusion
Also see
abolition

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchabolissement
  2. Englishabolishment

From Middle French abolissement, from aboliss-, stem of some conjugated forms abolir, equivalent to abolish + -ment.

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Translations

Arabic إِلْغَاء, إِبطَال
  • إِلْغَاء (ʔilḡāʔ)The act of abolishing
  • إِبطَالThe act of abolishing
Chinese Mandarin 廢除 /废除, 取消
  • 廢除 /废除 (fèichú)The act of abolishing
  • 取消 (qǔxiāo)The act of abolishing
Dutch afschaffing, opheffing
  • afschaffingThe act of abolishing
  • opheffingThe act of abolishing
Finnish poistaminen, lakkauttaminen
  • poistaminenThe act of abolishing
  • lakkauttaminenThe act of abolishing
  • kumoaminenThe act of abolishing
French abolissement, abolition
  • abolissementThe act of abolishing
  • abolitionThe act of abolishing
  • abrogationThe act of abolishing
German Abschaffung
  • AbschaffungThe act of abolishing
Japanese 廃止
  • 廃止 (haishi)The act of abolishing
Polish zniesienie
  • zniesienieThe act of abolishing
Portuguese abolimento, abolição
  • abolimentoThe act of abolishing
  • aboliçãoThe act of abolishing
Russian отме́на
  • отме́на (otména)The act of abolishing
Spanish abolición
  • aboliciónThe act of abolishing
Tamil ஒழிப்பு
  • ஒழிப்பு (oḻippu)The act of abolishing
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APA

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MLA

“abolishment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abolishment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abolishment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abolishment.

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