intermission vs pause

intermission and pause both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intermission	Yes	No	No	No
pause	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pause is a hypernym of intermission; that is, pause is a word with a broader meaning than intermission:

As nouns, intermission and pause are synonyms defined as:

intermission and pause: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Other synonyms of intermission include break, interruption, suspension.

intermission (noun)	pause (noun)
the act of suspending activity temporarily	temporary inactivity
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

intermission (verb)	pause (verb)
	cease an action temporarily
	interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing