All divorce synonyms
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D d verb divorce
- break up β When something breaks up or when you break it up, it separates or is divided into several smaller parts.
- dissociate β to sever the association of (oneself); separate: He tried to dissociate himself from the bigotry in his past.
- disconnect β SCSI reconnect
- sever β to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- separate β to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sunder β to separate; part; divide; sever.
- annul β If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- divide β to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- disjoin β to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
- nullify β to render or declare legally void or inoperative: to nullify a contract.
- part β a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- split β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- disunite β to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
- cancel β If you cancel something that has been arranged, you stop it from happening. If you cancel an order for goods or services, you tell the person or organization supplying them that you no longer wish to receive them.
- dissolve β to make a solution of, as by mixing with a liquid; pass into solution: to dissolve salt in water.
- dissever β to sever; separate.
- distance β the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- detach β If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- split up β to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
noun divorce
- separation β an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- split-up β the act of splitting.
- annulment β The annulment of a contract or marriage is an official declaration that it is invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.
- breakup β The breakup of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully.
- dissolution β the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- breach β If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- detachment β Detachment is the feeling that you have of not being personally involved in something or of having no emotional interest in it.
- disparateness β The degree to which a thing is disparate.
- dissociation β an act or instance of dissociating.
- disunion β a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- division β the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- divorcement β divorce; separation.
- partition β a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- rupture β the act of breaking or bursting: The flood led to the rupture of the dam.
- severance β the act of severing or the state of being severed.
- splitsville β the state or condition of being divorced or separated.
- decree nisi β A decree nisi is an order made by a court which states that a divorce must take place at a certain time in the future unless a good reason is produced to prevent this.
- on the rocks β a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- parting of the ways β When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.