disaffiliationn.
/ˌdɪsəfɪlɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdɪsəˌfɪliˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ 1. The action or process of ending or removing an official connection between an organization or body and an individual, group, institution, etc.; cancellation of affiliation. Cf. affiliation n. 3a.
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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > disaffiliation
disaffiliation1892
1892 Women's Herald 19 Nov. 1/1 The question was affiliation or disaffiliation with the Women's Liberal Federation.
1926 Amer. Rev. of Reviews Nov. 473 The British Labor party confirms disaffiliation with the Communists.
1955 Times 9 July 11/7 The defendant union were unwilling to expel him and were only concerned to do so by virtue of the award and the sanction (of disaffiliation) hanging over their heads.
2016 Hindu (Nexis) 18 May While a show-cause notice will first be issued to integrated colleges, they may also face disaffiliation, according to the sources.
2. More generally: the action or fact of putting an end to a hitherto important relationship or association; the action of distancing oneself from or ceasing to align oneself with a group, lifestyle, ideology, etc. Cf. affiliation n. 3b, 6.
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1955 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Soc. Sci. 298 127/1 One result has been a less wholehearted disaffiliation from chieftaincy.
1964 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 23 264 Four..took the ultimate step in communal disaffiliation by marrying outside the faith.
1985 L. Prasad Growth Small Town vi. 142 Respondents of all standards of education show inclination towards economic interest groups and disaffiliation with caste and neighbourhood.
2013 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 30 Mar. a6/5 Those cheering the trend of religious disaffiliation should consider some broader social consequences.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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