Difference between Refrain and Desist

REFRAIN vs DESIST: NOUN

A burden or chorus recurring at regular intervals in the course of a song or ballad, usually at the end of each stanza.
The musical phrase or figure to which the burden of a song is set. It has the same relation to the main part of the tune that the burden has to the main text of the song.
An after-taste or -odor; that impression which lingers on the sense: as, the refrain of a Cologne water, of a perfume, of a wine.
The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic composition.
The part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain.

To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.
To abstain from.

Synonyms To pause, stay, desist (from), leave (off), discontinue, give (over), break (off).
To stop; cease from some action or proceeding; forbear: used absolutely or with from.

Restrain, Beware, Resist, Withhold, Eschew, Deter, Cease, Avoid, Prevent, Stop, Forebear, Chorus, Forbear, Abstain, Desist

Abandon, Quit, Foreswear, Avoid, Renounce, Restrain, Withdraw, Discontinue, Resist, Forbear, Deter, Stop, Cease, Abstain, Refrain

Keep, Avoided, Restrain, Beware, Resist, Withhold, Eschew, Deter, Cease, Avoid, Prevent, Stop, Chorus, Abstain, Desist

Dispense, Forego, Surrender, Terminate, Forsake, Halt, Abandon, Quit, Avoid, Restrain, Resist, Deter, Stop, Cease, Abstain

Hitler to refrain from interfering with my officialfunctions.
Refrain from personal issue conversations in the workplace.
To refrain from doing something because of fear.
Refrain from touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
Damage for every AOO you refrain from taking.
You shall refrain from any use of alcohol.
Focus on understanding and refrain from giving advice.
Please refrain from purchasing if you are nervous.
If everybody is to refrain from killing that violinist, then everybody must refrain from doing a great many different sorts of things.
Refrain from divulging any Refrain from making wrong employees or customers.

He basically issues a cease and desist order.
What Does It Mean to Cease and Desist?
Declaration to Cease and Desist From Epic Games.
ERB to issue a cease and desist order.
Cease and Desist Orders Issued for Two St.
Our Company Received A Cease And Desist Letter.
The nicest Cease and Desist letter ever written?
Pages that link to "Desist" - Redbrick WikiPages that link to "Desist".
You can use a cease and desist letter as an individual, and businesses can also use cease and desist letters.
The violations of the cease and desist agreement therefore occurred at a time when the cease and desist agreement still existed.