English noun: severance | |||
1. | severance (event) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) | ||
Samples | They hoped to avoid a break in relations. | ||
Synonyms | breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture | ||
Broader (hypernym) | breakup, detachment, separation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | schism | ||
2. | severance (act) the act of severing | ||
Synonyms | severing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, cutting | ||