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Synonyms for divorce

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dih-vawrs, -vohrs
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvoʊrs

Top 10 synonyms for divorce
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Définition of divorce

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French divorce (14c.), from Latin divortium "separation, dissolution of marriage," from divertere "to separate, leave one's husband, turn aside" (see divert). Not distinguished in English from legal separation until mid-19c.
  • noun split-up of marriage
  • verb split up a marriage
Example sentences :
  • Should you have thought she'd marry so soon after her divorce?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • The good bishop believed she had jeopardised her soul with divorce.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I am bound, after the divorce, to marry the woman I have seduced.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • But I can't get a divorce while I'm shut up in this house and watched.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Nothing human could divorce ties which nature had so strongly woven.
  • Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
  • Did her husband wish to divorce her so as to marry Silviane?
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The manner in which he speaks of divorce shocked me beyond expression.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Divorce is not countenanced by opinion in Paris, though permitted by law.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • It is punished by divorce, which is a house of refuge for most men.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • I am ready to agree to everything you desire, even to a divorce if you demand it.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant

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