What is the opposite of a pursuit?

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Contexts ▼▲ Opposite of the action of physically pursuing or chasing someone or something Opposite of an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one Opposite of a pleasant or amusing pastime or activity Opposite of something done as an action or movement Opposite of a person's employment status Opposite of something done for pleasure or entertainment Opposite of a hobby or pastime Opposite of something that arouses enthusiasm, usually for a short period of time Opposite of an end goal or ambition Opposite of the buying or obtaining of assets or objects Opposite of a sudden strong demand for a commodity Opposite of a systematic study to establish facts and reach new conclusions Opposite of the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action Opposite of the use or application of a faculty, right, or process Opposite of the process of trying to win a woman's affection with a view to marriage (countable noun) Opposite of something that arouses great enthusiasm … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ Opposite of the action of physically pursuing or chasing someone or something retreat surrender idleness fun entertainment pastime inactivity inaction failure unemployment fact safety passivity abstention certainty reality surety hobby dissatisfaction peace speech protection sure thing assurance generalisationUK generalizationUS avocation recreation misuse underemployment escape indolence whole laziness passiveness apathy Noun ▲ Opposite of an activity of a specified kind, especially a recreational or sporting one avocation dislike entertainment fun hate hatred pastime profession recreation unemployment hobby amusement surrender side interest work vocation task boredom retreat openness quiet silence whole indifference laziness apathy yielding giving up job labourUK laborUS obsession interest enthusiasm relaxation hobbyhorse leisure pursuit amateur interest leisure activity leisure interest Noun ▲ Opposite of a pleasant or amusing pastime or activity bore bummer downer drag Noun ▲ Opposite of something done as an action or movement inactivity inaction dormancy idleness inertia inertness passivity stagnation dawdling immobility indolence laziness shiftlessness sloth slothfulness torpidity torpor cessation lethargy motionlessness sedentariness sluggishness stillness stoppage stupor dilly-dallying loafing repose inutility rest uselessness languor laxness listlessness slackness torpidness supineness weariness torpescence languidness faineancy faineance languorousness vegetating dilatoriness lackadaisicalness do-nothingness more ❯ “The organization only engages in inactivity and one wonders why they even exist.” Noun ▲ Opposite of a person's employment status avocation unemployment idleness joblessness job loss redundancy worklessness termination severance inactivity retirement redundance layoff dismissal sacking firing career break laying-off “Not bad for an incidental photographer who took up photography mostly as a necessity rather than an avocation.” Noun ▲ Opposite of something done for pleasure or entertainment profession job work career occupation vocation business craft employment task trade field function gig line of work livelihood living position post role service undertaking contract duty endeavorUS endeavourUK laborUS labourUK obligation practice racket responsibility specialisationUK specializationUS stint day job drudge drudgery enterprise grind gruntwork line of business toil travail chosen work daily grind day gig hard labor hard work manual labor means of earning one's living nine-to-five rat race earnest chore entertainment inactivity passiveness fun surrender “Accounting is a profession I engage in during the weekdays.” Noun ▲ Opposite of a hobby or pastime burden chore disdain dislike hatred contempt derision hate imposition inconvenience responsibility bore duty effort errand grind job laborUS labourUK work routine task profession trial tribulation vocation workout “Ironing my clothes has always been a dislike of mine.” Noun ▲ Opposite of something that arouses enthusiasm, usually for a short period of time unpopularity disinterest aversion disinclination averseness disfavorUS disfavourUK dispassion dislike disliking mislike disrelish revulsion hatred displeasure hate indisposition distaste loathing abhorrence disgust repugnance antipathy repulsion abomination detestation objection dissatisfaction disapproval grievance enmity resentment scorn horror gripe animosity indifference execration pet hate dread reluctance apprehension opposition unwillingness consternation fear more ❯ “The low numbers of these graduates in academia reflect the worldwide unpopularity of academic medicine.” Noun ▲ Opposite of an end goal or ambition purposelessness aimlessness directionlessness irresolution ambitionlessness lack of ambition lack of direction lack of purpose “Some writers and voices in the media explain away the apparent purposelessness of today's youth by problematizing the younger generation.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the buying or obtaining of assets or objects sale selling auctioning vending disposal dealing marketing trading “We had one buyer who had put an offer contingent on the sale of his home.” Noun ▲ Opposite of a sudden strong demand for a commodity surplus excess abundance ampleness oversupply surfeit overabundance overflow plethora profusion enoughness lavishness myriad overkill plenitude stockpile superabundance affluence bounty hoard plenty pool sufficience sufficiency superfluity superfluousness surplusage wealth adequacy “When I went to Washington I discovered that we had a surplus of more commodities than the ones I mentioned.” Noun ▲ Opposite of a systematic study to establish facts and reach new conclusions answer ignorance neglect reply Noun ▲ Opposite of the carrying out of a plan, order, or course of action nonfulfillment nonperformance defeat failure neglect Noun ▲ Opposite of the use or application of a faculty, right, or process misapplication misuse abuse exploitation misemployment corruption misappropriation mismanagement misutilization mishandling misusage debasement misconduct perversion desecration disuse prostitution “It is a misapplication of his powers, which it also cripples, and teases away his hearers.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the process of trying to win a woman's affection with a view to marriage answer demand order Noun ▲ (countable noun) Opposite of something that arouses great enthusiasm bugbear pet hate pet peeve grievance peeve personal hate annoyance bete noire bother complaint personal vexation pet aversion hateful object “People walking slowly in front of me on the streets is a bugbear of mine.” Find more words! 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