Definitions
di·vorce
dəˈvôrs/
noun
noun: divorce; plural noun: divorces
1.
the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.”her divorce from her first husband”
the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.”her divorce from her first husband”
synonyms: dissolution, annulment, (official) separation “she wants a divorce”
antonyms: marriage
- a legal decree dissolving a marriage.
- a separation between things that were or ought to be connected.”the bitter divorce between the company and its largest shareholder”
- synonyms:
- separation, division, split, disunity, estrangement, alienation; Moreschism, gulf, chasm
“a growing divorce between the church and people” - antonyms:
- unity
verb
verb: divorce; 3rd person present: divorces; past tense: divorced; past participle: divorced; gerund or present participle: divorcing
legally dissolve one’s marriage with (someone).”he divorced his first wife after 10 months”
- synonyms: dissolve one’s marriage, annul one’s marriage, end one’s marriage, get a divorce”her parents have divorced”
- separate or dissociate (something) from something else.”we knew how to divorce an issuefrom an individual”
- synonyms:
- separate, disconnect, divide, dissociate, disassociate, detach, isolate, alienate, set apart, cut off”action should never be divorced from consequence”
- distance or dissociate oneself from (something).”he wanted to divorce himself from all contact with the syndicate”
Origin
late Middle English: the noun from Old French divorce, from Latin divortium, based on divertere (seedivert); the verb from Old French divorcer, from late Latin divortiare, from divortium .