divorce

di-vorce · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The legal dissolution of a marriage.

  2. 2.

    A separation between things that were once connected.

  3. 3.

    To legally end a marriage.

  4. 4.

    To separate or detach something from something else.

Forms

plural: divorces

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Get a divorce — To legally end one's marriage.
  • •
    File for divorce — To start legal divorce proceedings.
  • •
    Divorce proceedings — The legal process of ending a marriage.
  • •
    Divorce rate — The percentage of marriages that end in divorce.

Related words

Antonyms: marriage, union, wedding
See also: divorced, marriage, separation
Synonyms: breakup, dissolution, separation, split

Etymology

From Old French divorce, from Latin divortium ("separation, dissolution of marriage"), from divertere ("to separate, leave one's husband"), from dis- ("apart") + vertere ("to turn").