Severance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

the act of severing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛvɚɹəns/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛvəɹəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛvəɹəns/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɛvɚɹəns/.

Examples

they hoped to avoid a break in relations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rupture severing rift breach falling out break

Parts of Speech

noun	a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) “they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
noun	the act of severing

Word Forms

break	verb	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
sever	verb	set or keep apart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abfindung

eine persönliche oder soziale Trennung (z. B. zwischen gegnerischen Fraktionen)

🇫🇷French

rupture

une séparation personnelle ou sociale (comme entre factions opposées)

🇪🇸Spanish

ruptura

una separación personal o social (como entre facciones opuestas)

🇮🇹Italian

licenziamento

una separazione personale o sociale (come tra fazioni opposte)

🇳🇱Dutch

ontslagvergoeding

een persoonlijke of sociale scheiding (zoals tussen tegengestelde facties)

🇵🇹Portuguese

indenização

uma separação pessoal ou social (como entre facções opostas)

🇷🇺Russian

выходное пособие

личное или социальное разделение (как между противостоящими фракциями)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पृथक्करण

व्यक्तिगत या सामाजिक अलगाव (जैसे विरोधी गुटों के बीच)

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছেদ

একটি ব্যক্তিগত বা সামাজিক বিচ্ছেদ (বিরোধী দলগুলির মধ্যে হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டித்தல்

தனிப்பட்ட அல்லது சமூகப் பிரிவினை (எதிர்க்கும் பிரிவுகளுக்கு இடையே)

🇮🇳Telugu

తెగతెంపులు

వ్యక్తిగత లేదా సామాజిక విభజన (వ్యతిరేక వర్గాల మధ్య)

🇮🇳Marathi

विच्छेदन

वैयक्तिक किंवा सामाजिक पृथक्करण (विरोधी गटांमधील)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચ્છેદ

વ્યક્તિગત અથવા સામાજિક અલગતા (વિરોધી જૂથો વચ્ચે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೇರ್ಪಡುವಿಕೆ

ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆ (ವಿರೋಧಿ ಬಣಗಳ ನಡುವೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർപിരിയൽ

വ്യക്തിപരമോ സാമൂഹികമോ ആയ വേർതിരിവ് (എതിർ വിഭാഗങ്ങൾക്കിടയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਛੋੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਵੱਖਰਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਧੜਿਆਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدگی

ذاتی یا سماجی علیحدگی (جیسا کہ مخالف دھڑوں کے درمیان)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遣散费

个人或社会分离（如对立派别之间）

🇯🇵Japanese

退職金

個人的または社会的な分離（対立する派閥間など）

🇰🇷Korean

단절

개인적 또는 사회적 분리(반대 세력 간의)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thôi việc

một sự tách biệt cá nhân hoặc xã hội (như giữa các phe phái đối lập)

🇹🇭Thai

การชดเชย

การแยกส่วนบุคคลหรือทางสังคม (เช่นระหว่างฝ่ายที่เป็นปฏิปักษ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemutusan

pemisahan pribadi atau sosial (seperti antara faksi yang berlawanan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahiwalay

isang personal o panlipunang paghihiwalay (tulad ng sa pagitan ng magkasalungat na paksyon)

🇲🇾Malay

pemecatan

pemisahan peribadi atau sosial (seperti antara puak yang bertentangan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قطع

الانفصال الشخصي أو الاجتماعي (كما هو الحال بين الفصائل المتعارضة)

🇮🇷Persian

جدایی

جدایی شخصی یا اجتماعی (مانند جناح های مخالف)

🇹🇷Turkish

kıdem tazminatı

kişisel veya sosyal bir ayrılık (karşıt gruplar arasında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניתוק

הפרדה אישית או חברתית (כמו בין פלגים מנוגדים)

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The primary meaning of 'severance' is 'a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)'.

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Using 'severance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'severance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'severance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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