This week’s theme
Words that appear to be misspelled

This week’s words
hight
desistance
colander
proscription

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A.Word.A.Day

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.

USAGE:

“Pathways to desistance are rarely straightforward. The men expected to face a range of structural, personal, and interpersonal barriers to change.”
Deirdre Healy; Study Finds Criminals Can Succeed in Turning Their Lives Around; Irish Times (Dublin); Jun 7, 2010.

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