separation
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The action or state of moving or being moved apart.
Framework senses
- §1
- The action or state of moving or being moved apart.
- §1
- the act of dividing or disconnecting
- §2
- the social act of separating or parting company
- §3
- (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
- §4
- sorting one thing from others
- §5
- the distance between things
- §6
- the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
- §7
- coming apart
- §8
- the space where a division or parting occurs
- §9
- the state of lacking unity