postergación

postponement

noun pos-tehr-gah-SYON Rare

Origin: From postergar (to postpone, to relegate), from Latin posterus (coming after).

Also means

relegation

Usage Note

Postergación covers two related senses: the act of delaying or postponing something (la postergación de la reunión) and the act of overlooking or sidelining a person in favour of another (la postergación de los empleados mayores). The second sense — bypassing someone who deserves promotion — is particularly common in formal and HR contexts. It is feminine: la postergación.

Examples

"La postergación del evento decepcionó a todos."

Natural Translation

The postponement of the event disappointed everyone.

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