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Divorce

noun/ˈɛkɔːɹtʃ/
Definition
the legal dissolution of a marriage
part; cease or break association with
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈɛkɔːɹtʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪvˈɔːs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪvˈɔːs/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛkɔːɹtʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe legal dissolution of a marriage
verbpart; cease or break association with
“She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president”
verbget a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
“The couple divorced after only 6 months”
Word Forms
divorceverbget a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
disassociationnounthe state of being unconnected in memory or imagination
dissociationnouna state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
disunionnounthe termination or destruction of union
divorcenounthe legal dissolution of a marriage
divorcementnounthe legal dissolution of a marriage
divorceenouna divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Scheidung
die rechtliche Auflösung einer Ehe
🇪🇸Spanish
divorcio
la disolución legal de un matrimonio
🇮🇹Italian
divorzio
lo scioglimento legale del matrimonio
🇳🇱Dutch
scheiding
de juridische ontbinding van een huwelijk
🇵🇹Portuguese
divórcio
a dissolução legal de um casamento
🇷🇺Russian
развод
юридическое расторжение брака
India
🇮🇳Hindi
तलाक
विवाह का कानूनी विघटन
🇧🇩Bengali
বিবাহবিচ্ছেদ
একটি বিবাহের আইনি বিলুপ্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
விவாகரத்து
ஒரு திருமணத்தின் சட்டப்பூர்வ கலைப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
విడాకులు
వివాహం యొక్క చట్టపరమైన రద్దు
🇮🇳Marathi
घटस्फोट
विवाह कायदेशीर विघटन
🇮🇳Gujarati
છૂટાછેડા
લગ્નનું કાનૂની વિસર્જન
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಚ್ಛೇದನ
ಮದುವೆಯ ಕಾನೂನು ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിവാഹമോചനം
ഒരു വിവാഹത്തിൻ്റെ നിയമപരമായ പിരിച്ചുവിടൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤਲਾਕ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਹ ਦਾ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਭੰਗ
🇵🇰Urdu
طلاق
ایک شادی کی قانونی تحلیل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
离婚
合法解除婚姻
🇯🇵Japanese
離婚
結婚の法的解消
🇰🇷Korean
이혼
결혼의 법적 해산
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ly hôn
sự tan vỡ hợp pháp của một cuộc hôn nhân
🇹🇭Thai
หย่า
การเลิกสมรสตามกฎหมาย
🇮🇩Indonesian
perceraian
putusnya suatu perkawinan secara sah
🇵🇭Filipino
diborsyo
ang legal na dissolution ng kasal
🇲🇾Malay
penceraian
pembubaran perkahwinan yang sah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الطلاق
الفسخ القانوني للزواج
🇮🇷Persian
طلاق
انحلال قانونی ازدواج
🇹🇷Turkish
boşanmak
evliliğin yasal olarak feshi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִתְגַרֵשׁ
פירוק נישואין משפטי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'divorce'?
The primary meaning of 'divorce' is 'the legal dissolution of a marriage'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'divorce' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'divorce' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'divorce' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'divorce' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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