nnoun.eventan interruption in the intensity or amount of somethingSynset:hiatus reprieve respite suspension
Derivationally Related Form:suspendabate
Hypernyms:break interruption
Inherited Hypernyms:suspensioninterruptionhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:defervescenceremissionremittalsubsidence
Full Hyponyms:defervescenceremissionresolution
nnoun.actthe act of abatingExamples:- laws enforcing noise abatement
Hypernyms:mitigation moderation
Inherited Hypernyms:abatementmoderationdecreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:abatement of a nuisancenuisance abatement
Full Hyponyms:abatement of a nuisanceasbestos abatement