change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
abort the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
destruction,
devastation the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
putting to death,
kill,
killing the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile; "the pilot reported two kills during the mission"
abolishment,
abolition the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery); "the abolition of capital punishment"
liquidation,
settlement termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
closedown,
shutdown,
closing,
closure approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap; "the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
ending,
conclusion,
finish the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
denouement the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
deal the act of apportioning or distributing something; "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"
decision the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
decision the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly"
aftermath,
consequence the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
