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divorce

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Số nhiều: divorcesQuá khứ: divorcedPhân từ 2: divorcedV-ing: divorcing

The word carries a heavy emotional weight, typically evoking themes of rupture, failure, or liberation. In a domestic sense, it suggests a formal, often painful severance of a lifelong bond, shifting the relationship from an intimate union to a legal arrangement. It is a cold, clinical term for a deeply personal crisis. When used in a non-marital context, it describes a deliberate and total disconnection. This usage is more intellectual or strategic, implying that two concepts are being intentionally decoupled to prevent one from influencing the other, such as separating a person's professional reputation from their private scandals.

Countable when referring to the specific legal proceeding or the event of a breakup. Uncountable when referring to the general state or concept of marital separation.

Ý nghĩa

Ngoại động từ

[someone]

To legally terminate a marriage.

"He decided to divorce his wife after ten years."

Nội động từ

To separate legally from a spouse.

"They decided to divorce amicably."

Danh từ

The legal dissolution of a marriage.

"The divorce was finalized in June."

Ngoại động từ

[something][something]

To separate two things that were previously connected.

"The new law serves to divorce politics from religion."

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