desistance

[prettygoodword]

desistance (di-SIS-tuhns, di-ZIS-tuhns) - n., the act of ceasing an action or behavior, esp. one considered unwanted, harmful, or criminal.


The act of desisting, which is straight up the etymology, desist + a nominal suffix for the act of performing the verb. Not that this word has any relevance to current events.

---L.

Comments

[conuly]

And apparently it also has an adjuct, transphobic meaning. Or, I mean, it might not inherently be transphobic but the way it's being used definitely is and there is no reason to trust their data.

[prettygoodword]

Yup. Unfortunately.