Word of the Day: DEFERMENT

Pause or postponement

deferment (noun) - an official delay or postponement of a payment or obligation, often applied to enrollment, repayment, or military service; the act putting something off until later (also deferral) [dih-fur-muhnt]

BREAKDOWN: DE- (from) + FER- (to carry) + -MENT (act or state)

• defer means to delay, postpone, or put off; to yield respectfully or show willingness to follow another’s judgment or opinion

See also: deference, indifferent, proliferation

“We live in a society which on the one hand pressurizes us into the pursuit of instant gratification, and the other hand imposes on whole sectors of the population an endless deferment of fulfillment.” —Terry Eagleton