Arrestment and Persistence

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Arrestment noun - The stopping of a process or activity.

Usage example: the arrestment of all brain activity in the patient

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Persistence is an antonym for arrestment.

Persistence noun - Uninterrupted or lasting existence.

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Arrestment is an antonym for persistence.

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