divorce

Definitions

The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.

The formal separation or disunion of things that were previously joined.

Examples

After years of irreconcilable differences, the couple decided to file for divorce.

The high-profile divorce was settled in court after months of intense media scrutiny.

Synonyms

separation dissolution split breakup severance annulment parting

Antonyms

marriage union wedding wedlock alliance coupling unification