divorce

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

di·vorce (dĭ-vôrsʹ, -vōrsʹ)n.
1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
2. A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.v. di·vorced, di·vorc·ing, di·vorc·esv. tr.
1. To dissolve the marriage bond between.
2. To end marriage with (one's spouse) by way of legal divorce.
3. To cut off; separate or disunite:
an idea that was completely divorced from reality.
See Synonyms at separate.v. intr.
To obtain a divorce. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvortere, to divert, variant of dīvertere. See divert.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  divorcement, split up, disassociate, dissociate, disunite, disjoint