1Extinction or dying out; the discontinuation of a lineage, tradition, or practice.
長男がいなくて家系が断絶してしまった。
There was no eldest son, and the family line died out.
戦後に地方の伝統が断絶した地域もある。
There are regions where local traditions were discontinued after the war.
交通網の断絶で物資の供給が滞った。
The cutoff of transport networks disrupted the supply of goods.
2Severance or rupture of relations; a break in connections or a generation gap between groups or people.
二国間の断絶で経済交流が止まった。
Economic exchange stopped due to severed relations between the two countries.
親子の断絶は修復に時間がかかることが多い。
Parent-child estrangement often takes a long time to repair.
技術の進歩によって世代間の断絶が広がることもある。
Technological advances can sometimes widen the generation gap.