| 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 |
| 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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