pretermission

/,pri:tə'miʃn/

Thân thiện

The teacher's pretermission of the minor error allowed the student to continue speaking confidently.

Definition

Noun: 1. The act of omitting, neglecting, or passing over something; an instance of leaving something out or failing to do it. This is the core meaning, referring to a deliberate or accidental act of omission or neglect. 2. A temporary cessation or interruption; a pause or gap. This meaning refers to a break in continuity or a state of being suspended.

Usage and Examples

• As an act of omission/neglect:
  • The report's pretermission of key financial data made it unreliable.
  • His pretermission of duty led to a serious security breach.
• As a temporary cessation:
  • After a brief pretermission, the heavy rains began again.
  • The treaty allowed for a pretermission of hostilities.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Formal Context: The term is often used in formal, legal, or academic writing rather than everyday conversation. It describes a formal omission or a sanctioned pause.
  • The contract's pretermission of a force majeure clause was a critical oversight.
• Rhetoric: In rhetoric, "pretermission" (or ) is a figure of speech where one emphasizes something by claiming to omit it or pass over it.
  • "I will not mention his past failures..." is an example of pretermission.

Variants and Related Words

• Pretermit (verb): To omit, disregard, or interrupt.
  • He pretermitted several steps in the procedure.
• Preteritive (adjective): Related to or involving omission.

Synonyms

• Omission
• Neglect
• Oversight
• Disregard
• Interruption
• Hiatus
• Lapse

Antonyms

• Inclusion
• Attention
• Continuation
• Observation
• Performance

Học thuật

Noun

1. letting pass without notice