DESISTANCE

PRONUNCIATION: (di-SIS/ZIS-tuhns)

MEANING: noun: The act of ceasing a behavior, particularly one considered harmful or unwanted.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French desister (to withdraw), from Latin desistere (to leave off), from de- (off) + sistere (to stop, stand still). Earliest documented use: 1632.
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DEDISTANCE - to remove a prior standing away from, politically or psychlogically

DESI'S DANCE - how Lucille Ball's husband honored his Muse, Terpsichore

D.E.S. INSTANCE - di-ethyl-stilbesterol babies are an example of the reason we need post-marketing FDA oversight