secession meaning

secession as a noun

1. an Austrian school of art and architecture parallel to the French art nouveau in the 1890s

   Synonyms: sezession

   Type of: school, artistic movement

2. the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

   Type of: separation

3. formal separation from an alliance or federation

   Synonyms: withdrawal

   Type of: separation

   Kinds: breakaway

   Related forms: secede

How to pronounce secession

secession is pronounced /sɪˈsɛʃən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with secession

• expression
• depression
• session
• aggression
• confession
• impression
• succession
• progression
• concession
• discretion
• possession
• profession
• recession
• oppression
• repression
• transgression
• freshen
• hessian
• accession
• obsession
• digression
• precession
• procession
• regression