reticence

Meaning

reticence means an abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…) or an em dash (—). It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses reticence to mean an abrupt breaking-off in speech, often indicated in print using an ellipsis (…)....
• The teacher asked students to find reticence in the reading.