· the state of lacking unity
Hypernym(s): state
Antonym(s): union
· coming apart
Synonym(s): breakup, detachment
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
· the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"
Synonym(s): interval
Hypernym(s): distance
· sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"
Hypernym(s): sorting
· the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"
Hypernym(s): group_action
· the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"
Hypernym(s): space
· the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)
Hypernym(s): result, resultant, final_result, outcome, termination
· (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Synonym(s): legal_separation
Hypernym(s): cessation, surcease
· the act of dividing or disconnecting
Hypernym(s): change_of_integrity