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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | separation |
| Synonyms: | detachment, disconnectedness, disconnection, disjointedness, disjuncture, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, parting, severance, split |
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| Main Entry: | break |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fissure, opening |
| Synonyms: | breach, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, division, fracture, gap, gash, hole, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split, tear |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
| Antonyms: | association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture |
| Main Entry: | discontinuance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stop, suspension of activity |
| Synonyms: | adjournment, alternation, cease, cessation, close, closing, desistance, desuetude, discontinuation, disjunction, disruption, ending, finish, intermission, interruption, separation, stopping, termination |
| Antonyms: | continuation, restarting, retry |
| Main Entry: | dissociation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detachment, separation |
| Synonyms: | break, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, distancing, disunion, division, divorce, isolation, segregation, severance |
| Antonyms: | association, attachment, connection, union |
| Main Entry: | fracture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, rupture |
| Synonyms: | breach, cleavage, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, displacement, fissure, fragmentation, gap, mutilation, opening, rent, rift, schism, severance, splinter, split, wound |
| Main Entry: | separation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being apart; break-up |
| Synonyms: | break, dedomiciling, departure, detachment, dialysis, disconnection, disengagement, disjunction, disrelation, dissociation, dissolution, disunion, division, divorce, divorcement, embarkation, estrangement, farewell, gap, leave-taking, parting, parting of the ways, partition, pffft, rift, rupture, segregation, severance, split, split-up |
| Antonyms: | togetherness |
| Main Entry: | disjuncture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | separation |
| Synonyms: | detachment, disconnectedness, disconnection, disjointedness, disjunction, disseverment, disunion, division, divorce, parting, severance, split |
| Main Entry: | disunion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | division |
| Synonyms: | argument, breakup, conflict, detachment, disagreement, disconnection, discord, disjunction, disjuncture, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disunity, divergence, divergency, divorce, parting, partition, separation, severance, split |
| Main Entry: | disunity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | division |
| Synonyms: | argument, breakup, conflict, detachment, disagreement, disconnection, discord, disjunction, disjuncture, dispute, dissension, dissidence, disunion, divergence, divergency, divorce, parting, partition, separation, severance, split |
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