aposiopesis

Etymology
From, from , from , from +.

Noun

 * 1)  An abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—).
 * 2) * 1938,, Murphy, London: George Routledge & Sons, 939632162 ; republished New York, N.Y.: , 1957,  855435111 , page 164:
 * “Have fire in this garret before night or—” / He stopped because he could not go on. It was an aposiopesis of the purest kind.
 * 1) * 1938,, Murphy, London: George Routledge & Sons, 939632162 ; republished New York, N.Y.: , 1957,  855435111 , page 164:
 * “Have fire in this garret before night or—” / He stopped because he could not go on. It was an aposiopesis of the purest kind.
 * 1) * 1938,, Murphy, London: George Routledge & Sons, 939632162 ; republished New York, N.Y.: , 1957,  855435111 , page 164:
 * “Have fire in this garret before night or—” / He stopped because he could not go on. It was an aposiopesis of the purest kind.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 頓絕句
 * Danish: aposiopese
 * Finnish: aposiopeesi
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: praecīsiō, reticentia
 * Polish: aposjopeza, apozjopeza
 * Portuguese: aposiopese,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Tagalog: untol
 * Turkish: kesiklenme