divorcenoun
uk/dɪˈvɔːs/us/dɪˈvɔːrs/divorce noun (PEOPLE)
B1 [ C or U ] an official or legal process to end a marriage:
The last I heard they were getting a divorce.
Divorce is on the increase.
Ellie wants a divorce.
What are the chances of a marriage ending in divorce?
More examples
- I'm sure my views on marriage are coloured by my parents' divorce.
- She came out of the divorce settlement a rich woman.
- Her mind flashed back to the day of their divorce.
- One common cause of homelessness is separation or divorce.
- In spite of the divorce there was no awkwardness between them - in fact they seemed very much at ease.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Relationships: ending & divorce
- a parting of the ways idiom
- affiliation order
- annul
- break up
- break-up
- child support
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- give sb the push idiom
- go off with sb
- grow
- grow apart
- heave-ho
- push
- split
- split up
- throw
- throw sb over
- tug of love
- visitation
- walk
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divorce noun (SUBJECTS)
[ C ] formal a separation:
Why is there such a divorce between the arts and the sciences in this country's schools?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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divorceverb
uk/dɪˈvɔːs/us/dɪˈvɔːrs/divorce verb (PEOPLE)
B2 [ I or T ] to end your marriage by an official or legal process:
She's divorcing her husband.
More examples
- She divorced her husband on the grounds of mental cruelty.
- My brother's getting divorced so I'm going home for a family powwow this weekend.
- Have you heard the news about Tina and Tom? They're getting divorced.
- There is no longer any stigma to being divorced.
- My parents separated when I was six and divorced a couple of years later.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Relationships: ending & divorce
- a parting of the ways idiom
- affiliation order
- annul
- break up
- break-up
- child support
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- give sb the push idiom
- go off with sb
- grow
- grow apart
- heave-ho
- push
- split
- split up
- throw
- throw sb over
- tug of love
- visitation
- walk
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divorce verb (SUBJECTS)
[ T ] to separate two subjects:
How can you divorce the issues of environmental protection and overpopulation?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- disestablish
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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