pause vs intermission

pause and intermission both are nouns.

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

As nouns, intermission is a hyponym of pause; that is, intermission is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pause:

Other hyponyms of pause include break, recess, respite, time out, falter, faltering, hesitation, waver, freeze, halt.

As nouns, pause and intermission are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of pause include break, interruption, suspension.

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

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