armistice

/ˈɑːr.mɪ.stɪs/

agreement to stop fighting

The two countries signed an armistice after years of war.

The agreement ended the conflict between the nations.

formal

A temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement between the warring parties; a truce.

The Korean War ended with an armistice in 1953, not a peace treaty.

The conflict was paused but never formally resolved.

The armistice was signed at dawn, bringing relief to the soldiers.

The ceasefire allowed both sides to regroup without further violence.

An armistice is not the same as a peace treaty; it only halts fighting temporarily.

Collocations

armistice agreementa formal document ending active hostilitiesdeclare an armisticeto officially announce a ceasefirearmistice talksnegotiations to end a war

Associate 'armistice' with 'arms' (weapons) + 'stasis' (stopping). The 'tice' part comes from Latin *stitium* (standing still).

Use 'armistice' for official ceasefires (e.g., wars). For everyday conflicts, use 'truce' or 'ceasefire'.

From Latin *armistitium*, combining *arma* (arms, weapons) + *stitium* (a stopping), first used in the 18th century.

Commonly used in historical or diplomatic contexts. Avoid using for informal disagreements.

arm

arms/weapons

root

connecting vowel

root

standing/still

root

ice

state/condition

suffix

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