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divorce
1[dih-vawrs]
noun
the act of legally ending a marriage.
After the divorce, they shared custody of the children.
any formal separation of spouses according to established custom.
the act of legally ending a formal contract before its term is up, especially in professional sports.
If there’s a personality clash between the player and the manager, divorce may be the only way out.
It’s a guide to corporate divorce, laying out who pays what to whom at the early termination of a contract.
a total separation between two things; disunion.
Activists denounced the divorce between thought and action when it came to protecting human rights.
verb (used with object)
to legally end the marriage contract between oneself and (one's spouse).
She divorced her husband.
to permanently separate (a couple) through a judicial declaration that ends their marriage contract.
The judge divorced the couple.
to separate or cut off.
His view of the situation has become totally divorced from reality.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,
verb (used without object)
to legally end one’s marriage.
After 16 years together, they divorced.
I never thought about money till I divorced.
徱ǰé
2[dih-vawr-sey, -vohr-, -vawr-sey, -vohr-]
noun
a divorced man.
divorce
1/ ɪˈɔː /
noun
the dissolution of a marriage by judgment of a court or by accepted custom
a judicial decree declaring a marriage to be dissolved
a separation, esp one that is total or complete
verb
to separate or be separated by divorce; give or obtain a divorce (to a couple or from one's spouse)
(tr) to remove or separate, esp completely
徱ǰé
2/ ɪˈɔːeɪ /
noun
a man who has been divorced
Gender Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- divorceable adjective
- divorcer noun
- divorcive adjective
- nondivorced adjective
- undivorceable adjective
- undivorced adjective
- 徱ˈǰ noun
- 徱ˈǰ adjective
- 徱ˈǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of divorce1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of divorce1
Example Sentences
The news media were predictably obsessed with this fight, labeling it a “divorce” and using other such dramatic language.
Actor Scott Wolf and his wife Kelley are getting a divorce.
While married women over 65 are about as likely to be poor as married men, divorced women are 56% more likely to live in poverty than their counterparts.
In later years, referendums on abortion and divorce were also held successfully.
Following the divorce, the girls stayed living with their mother for about six months, but say she would often leave them alone for long periods of time while she visited her new boyfriend.
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