severing
Definitions
The act of cutting off or detaching something, typically by force.
The process of ending a connection, relationship, or agreement abruptly.
Examples
The gardener was busy severing the thick vines that had overgrown the garden wall.
By severing ties with his former business partners, he was finally able to pursue his own independent projects.
Synonyms
cutting detaching splitting dividing amputating dissecting cleaving