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Answer for the clue "Bad-mouth longevity? ", 15 letters:
discontinuation

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Word definitions for discontinuation in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Discontinuation is the process of quitting a procedure, such as the course of treatment with a drug or a consumer product line.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) [syn: discontinuance ] [ant: continuance , continuance ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Discontinuation \Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. discontinuation.] Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance. Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by bubbles or by shaking the glass, the ...

Usage examples of discontinuation.

In 1952, a brief shortage of Idaho potatoes resulted in the discontinuation of french fries in many White Castle areas.

The world around Kahlan crashed back in a riot of sound and motion with the abrupt readjustment to the discontinuation of her intent.

If anyone had asked him, Donald could have said why the discontinuation of Donald Hogan Mark I was so quick and so efficient.

In short, what I’m talking about is Project Parsimony writ large: the discontinuation of an experiment that cost far too much to set up and hasn’t paid off.