soppressione
suppression
noun sohp-pres-SYOH-neh Less Common
Origin: From Latin suppressio, from supprimere (to press down, suppress).
Also means
elimination
Usage Note
Soppressione can denote the abolition of an institution (soppressione di un ente, dissolution of a body), the cancellation of a service (soppressione del treno, train cancellation), or censorship/repression (soppressione della stampa, press suppression). The verb is sopprimere.
Examples
"La soppressione del servizio ha causato disagi."
Natural Translation
The cancellation of the service caused disruption.
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