ceasefire
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
ceasefire
noun ceasefires · cease-fire · cease fire
- In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary). The rebels agreed to a ceasefire while the peace talks were underway.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: armistice, cease-fire, truce, cessation, cease, respite, fired, lull, curfew, shot, firefight, shootout, shoot-out, gunfire, shoot, shooting
Translations
Every language
noun in warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose
| Español | alto el fuego, cese el fuego, cesación del fuego |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정전 jeongjeon, 휴전 hyujeon |
| 日本語 | 停戦 teisen, 休戦 kyūsen |
| 中文 | 停火 tínghuǒ, 休戰 /休战 xiūzhàn, 停戰 /停战 tíngzhàn |
| हिन्दी | युद्धविराम yuddhavirām |
| Kiswahili | usitishaji, usitishaji mapigano, usitishaji vita |
| Português | cessar-fogo, armistício, trégua |
| Français | cessez-le-feu, trêve |
| Deutsch | Waffenstillstand, Feuerpause, Feuereinstellung |
| Italiano | cessate il fuoco, armistizio |
| Ελληνικά | εκεχειρία ekecheiría, ανακωχή anakochí, κατάπαυση του πυρός katápafsi tou pyrós |
| Română | încetare a focului, armistițiu |
| Русский | прекраще́ние огня́ prekraščénije ognjá, переми́рие peremírije |
| Tiếng Việt | lệnh ngừng bắn, đình chiến |
| العربية | هُدْنَة hudna, وَقْفُ نَار waqfu nār, وَقْفُ إِطْلَاقِ نَار waqfu ʔiṭlāqi nār |
| עברית | הַפְסָקַת־אֵשׁ hafsakát-ésh, שְׁבִיתַת נֶשֶׁק sh'vitát néshek |
Talk about this word "ceasefire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ceasefire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ceasefire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ceasefire "ceasefire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ceasefire.Cite this
@misc{ceasefire_2026,
title = {ceasefire},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ceasefire},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
