| Main Entry: | divorcement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | separation |
Synonyms: |
detachment, disseverance, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, parting, partition, severance, split |
| Main Entry: | detachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disconnection |
Synonyms: |
disengagement, disjoining, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, partition, rupture, separation, severing, split-up |
Antonyms: |
attachment, combination, connection, linkage, merger |
| Main Entry: | dissolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | separation, rupture |
Synonyms: |
breaking up, detachment, disintegration, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, parting, partition, resolution, split-up |
Antonyms: |
combination, connection, solution, unification |
| Main Entry: | divorce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | split-up of marriage |
Synonyms: |
annulment, breach, break, breakup, decree nisi, dedomiciling, detachment, disparateness, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorcement, on the rocks, parting of the ways, partition, rupture, separate maintenance, separation, severance, split, splitsville |
Antonyms: |
marriage |
| Main Entry: | rupture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement, dissolution |
Synonyms: |
altercation, breach, break, break-up, bustup, clash, contention, detachment, disruption, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, estrangement, falling-out, feud, hostility, misunderstanding, parting, partition, quarrel, rift, schism, separation, split, split-up |
Antonyms: |
agreement, harmony, peace |
| Main Entry: | separation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being apart; break-up |
Synonyms: |
break, dedomiciling, departure, detachment, dialysis, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, disrelation, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, embarkation, estrangement, farewell, gap, leave-taking, parting, parting of the ways, partition, pffft, rift, rupture, segregation, severance, split, split-up |
Antonyms: |
togetherness |
| Main Entry: | severance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | division |
Synonyms: |
analysis, apportionment, autopsy, bisection, breaking, breaking down, breaking up, carving, contrasting, cutting up, demarcation, departmentalizing, detaching, detachment, diagnosis, disjunction, disjuncture, dismemberment, disparting, disseverance, disseverment, dissolution, distinguishing, distribution, disunion, disuniting, dividing, divorce, divorcement, parceling, parting, partition, reduction, rending, rupture, segmentation, selection, separating, separation, split, splitting up, subdivision, vivisection |
| Main Entry: | uncoupling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detachment |
Synonyms: |
disconnection, disengagement, disjoining, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, partition, rupture, separation, severing, split-up |
| Concept: | Divorce. |
| Category: | 1. Social Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
divorce, divorcement; separation; judicial separation, legal separation, separate maintenance, living apart; separatio a mensa et thoro, separatio a vinculo matrimonii., widowhood, viduity, weeds., widow, widower; relict; dowager; divocee; cuckold; grass widow, grass widower.
-verbs
live separate, live apart; separate, divorce, disespouse, put away; wear the horns.
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Antonyms: |
marriage |
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