shutdown

Noun

Japanese Meaning

業務やコンピュータの動作を停止する行為や手続き / 施設、事業、イベントなどの閉鎖や終了 / 相手の反論を封じる発言や攻撃的な言葉

The sudden shutdown of the factory forced hundreds of workers to file for unemployment.

その工場の突然の操業停止により、何百人もの労働者が失業手当を申請せざるを得ませんでした。

Sense（1）

The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.

You need to enter your password at startup, but it's not required at shutdown.

Sense（2）

A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.

When he insulted me, my reply was such a shutdown that he left the room.

Sense（3）

I retreated into myself and allowed myself to be swallowed into a typically autistic shutdown.

shutdowns

（ plural ）