shutdown
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shutdown
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Deverbal from shut down.
noun shutdowns · shut-down
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The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.
Similar: shuttering
- A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further. When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.
- An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive. I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown.
- A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
- A big success; a hyped atmosphere. Fashion week and it's shutdown / Went to the show, sitting in the front row / In a black tracksuit and it's shutdown
Opposite: startup
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: closing, closure, closedown, shutoff, shut, shut-off, shutter, discontinuation, termination, cessation, stop, stopping, deactivation, decommissioning, stoppage, disconnection
noun
Opposite: startup
Translations
Every language
noun action of closing
| Español | apagado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 셧다운 syeotdaun |
| 日本語 | シャットダウン shattodaun |
| 中文 | 關機 /关机 guānjī, 關閉 /关闭 guānbì |
| Français | arrêt (du système) |
| Deutsch | Herunterfahren |
| Italiano | chiusura, spegnimento, restrizione |
| Ελληνικά | διακοπή diakopí, τερματισμός termatismós |
| Русский | выключе́ние vyključénije, шатда́ун šatdáun, отключе́ние otključénije |
noun reciprocation that renders the other person wordless
| Deutsch | Schweigen erzeugende Erwiderung |
|---|---|
| Italiano | mutismo |
noun measure during a pandemic
| Deutsch | shutdown |
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Talk about this word "shutdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shutdown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shutdown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shutdown "shutdown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shutdown.Cite this
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