menopause
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menopause
- /ˈmɛnəpɔːz/
- /ˈmɛnoʊpɔːz/
Where it comes from
From French ménopause, from Latin menopausis, from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Equivalent to meno- + -pause.
noun menopauses
- The period in a woman's life when menstruation becomes irregular and less frequent before eventually stopping altogether, usually accompanied by a range of unpleasant symptoms; the period spanning perimenopause up to postmenopause. The encounter soured Thomas's relationship with Jessa, who had founded the mobile payments company, with the chief executive eventually attributing the 51-year-old's behavior to the menopause, an employment tribunal was told.
- The final menstrual period of a woman after which ovulation no longer occurs.
Similar: estropause, femopause · Opposite: menarche
verb menopauses · menopausing · menopaused
- To undergo menopause.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: climacteric, desperation, despair, elias, ilias, post-menopausal, climacterium, perimenopause, postmenopause, anovulation, menophobia, menstrual, menstrual period, menolipsis, menacme, menstruation
noun
Similar: estropause, femopause · Opposite: menarche
Translations
Every language
noun ending of menstruation
| Español | menopausia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폐경기 pyegyeonggi, 갱년기 gaengnyeon'gi |
| 日本語 | 更年期 kōnenki, 閉経 heikei |
| 中文 | 更年期 gēngniánqí, 絕經 /绝经 juéjīng, 經絕期 /经绝期 jīngjuéqī |
| हिन्दी | रजोनिवृत्ति rajonivŕtti |
| Kiswahili | ukomo wa hedhi |
| Português | menopausa |
| Français | ménopause |
| Deutsch | Menopause, Wechseljahre |
| Italiano | menopausa |
| Ελληνικά | εμμηνόπαυση emminópafsi |
| Română | menopauză |
| Русский | менопа́уза menopáuza, кли́макс klímaks, климакте́рий klimaktɛ́rij |
| Tiếng Việt | sự mãn kinh |
| العربية | إِيَاس ʔiyās |
Talk about this word "menopause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/menopause. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. menopause. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/menopause "menopause." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/menopause.Cite this
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title = {menopause},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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