English dictionary



Hint: Wildcards can be used multiple times in a query.

English noun: severance

1. severance (event) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


SamplesThey hoped to avoid a break in relations.


Synonymsbreach, break, falling out, rift, rupture


Broader (hypernym)breakup, detachment, separation


Narrower (hyponym)schism

2. severance (act) the act of severing


Synonymssevering


Broader (hypernym)cut, cutting









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2023 onlineordbog.dk