occasion

/əˈkeɪʒən/

nounverboc · ca · sion

Think: “An OC-CASION is a CASE for a special day”—OC + CASE + ION helps you remember the spelling.

Yes, it's occasion. Watch the middle: it’s **-cc-** then **-sion** (occasion, not *ocasion* or *occation*).

Definitions

  1. nouna special event or time when something happens; an event worth celebrating or noticing
  2. nouna particular time or instance of something happening
  3. verbto cause something to happen

Examples

  • “We dressed up for the special occasion.”
  • “On one occasion, the power went out during the storm.”
  • “Her careless comment occasioned an awkward silence.”

Synonyms

eventinstanceopportunitycelebrationcause

Antonyms

nonoccurrence

Translations

ES ocasiónPT ocasiãoFR occasion

Common misspellings

ocasionoccassionoccationocassionocasianoccaisionocca sion

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