severance
Definitions
The action of ending a connection or relationship.
A payment made by an employer to an employee whose employment has terminated.
The state of being separated or divided.
Examples
The company offered him a generous severance package after twenty years of dedicated service.
The sudden severance of diplomatic ties between the two nations caused global concern.
She decided that the severance of her professional relationship with the firm was necessary for her mental health.
Synonyms
separation break disconnection partition detachment division rupture
Antonyms
connection union attachment junction joining linkage combination