Separation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of lacking unity

coming apart

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɛpəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɛpəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

fragile items require separation and cushioning
the separation of wheat from chaff
the separation of mail by postal zones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

interval breakup detachment legal separation

Antonyms

union

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of lacking unity
noun	coming apart
noun	the distance between things “fragile items require separation and cushioning”
noun	sorting one thing from others “the separation of wheat from chaff”
noun	the social act of separating or parting company “the separation of church and state”
noun	the space where a division or parting occurs “he hid in the separation between walls”
noun	the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
noun	(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
noun	the act of dividing or disconnecting

Word Forms

separate	verb	come apart
break up	verb	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
detach	verb	come to be detached

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trennung

der Zustand mangelnder Einheit

🇫🇷French

séparation

l'état de manque d'unité

🇪🇸Spanish

separación

el estado de falta de unidad

🇮🇹Italian

separazione

lo stato di mancanza di unità

🇳🇱Dutch

scheiding

de staat van gebrek aan eenheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

separação

o estado de falta de unidade

🇷🇺Russian

разделение

состояние отсутствия единства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पृथक्करण

एकता की कमी की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছেদ

ঐক্যের অভাবের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரித்தல்

ஒற்றுமை இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వేరు

ఐక్యత లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे करणे

एकतेच्या अभावाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

એકતાના અભાવની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆ

ಏಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപിരിയൽ

ഐക്യം ഇല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਹੋਣਾ

ਏਕਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدگی

اتحاد کی کمی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分离

缺乏团结的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

分離

統一性を欠いた状態

🇰🇷Korean

분리

통일성이 결여된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tách biệt

tình trạng thiếu đoàn kết

🇹🇭Thai

การแยก

ภาวะขาดความสามัคคี

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemisahan

keadaan kurang kesatuan

🇵🇭Filipino

paghihiwalay

estado ng kawalan ng pagkakaisa

🇲🇾Malay

perpisahan

keadaan tiada perpaduan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الانفصال

حالة الافتقار إلى الوحدة

🇮🇷Persian

جدایی

وضعیت عدم وحدت

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılma

birlik eksikliği durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפרָדָה

המצב של חוסר אחדות

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The primary meaning of 'separation' is 'the state of lacking unity'.

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