divorce

See also divorcé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Old French divorce, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvertere (“to turn aside”), from dī- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)s/
• (US) IPA: /dɪˈvoʊɹs/, /dɪˈvɔɹs/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)s

Noun

divorce (plural divorces)

1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.

   Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.

2. A separation of connected things.

   The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic, as well as geographic, lines.

Synonyms

• (legal dissolution of a marriage): divorcement
• (separation of connected things): partition, separation, severance

Antonyms

• marriage

Derived terms

• velvet divorce

Translations

legal dissolution of a marriage

• Arabic: طلاق (ar) (Talaaq) m, تطليق (ar) (taTliiq) m
• Armenian: ամուսնալուծություն (hy) (amusnaluçut’yun), ապահարզան (hy) (apaharzan)
• Bulgarian: развод (bg) (razvod) m
• Catalan: divorci (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 離婚 (cmn), 离婚 (cmn) (líhūn)

• Czech: rozvod (cs) m
• Dutch: echtscheiding (nl) f
• Esperanto: divorco (eo), eksgeedziĝo (eo)
• Faroese: hjúnaskilnaður (fo) m
• Finnish: avioero (fi)
• French: divorce (fr) m
• German: Scheidung (de) f, Ehescheidung (de) f
• Greek: διαζύγιο (el) (diazýgio) n
• Hebrew: גירושים (he) m pl (gerushim)
• Hindi: तलाक़ (hi) (talāq) f, तलाक (hi) (talāk) f
• Hungarian: válás (hu)
• Icelandic: skilnaður (is) m
• Italian: divorzio (it) m
• Japanese: 離婚 (ja) (りこん, rikon)
• Korean: 이혼 (ko) (ihon) (離婚 (ko))
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: ته‌لاق (ku) (talAq)

• Luxembourgish: Scheedung (lb) f
• Macedonian: развод (mk) (rázvod) m
• Marathi: घटस्फोट (mr) (ghatasphot), काडीमोड (mr) (kaadiimod), वेगळेहोणे (mr) (vegallehone)
• Navajo: ałtsʼááʼítʼaash
• Norwegian: skillsmisse (no) m
• Persian: طلاق (fa) (talâq)
• Polish: rozwód (pl) m
• Portuguese: divórcio (pt) m
• Romanian: divorț (ro) n, despărțire (ro) f
• Russian: развод (ru) (razvód) m, расторжение брака (ru) (rastoržénije bráka) n (formal)
• Scottish Gaelic: sgaradh-pòsaidh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: brakorazvod (sh)
• Slovak: rozvod (sk) m
• Spanish: divorcio (es) m
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skilsmässa (sv), äktenskapsskillnad (sv)
• Telugu: విడాకులు (te) (viDaakulu)
• Thai: การหย่าร้าง (th) (gaan-yàa-ráang), การหย่า (th) (gaan-yàa)
• Turkish: boşanma (tr)
• Urdu: طلاق (ur) (talāq) f
• Vietnamese: ly hôn (vi) (離婚 (vi))
• Volapük: matiteil (vo)

separation of connected things

• Armenian: անջատում (hy) (anǰatum), բաժանում (hy) (bažanum), խզում (hy) (xzum)
• Bulgarian: разрив (bg) (razriv) m, разделяне (bg) (razdeljane) n
• Catalan: divorci (ca) m
• Finnish: ero (fi), erottelu (fi)
• Greek: χωρισμός (el) (chorismós) m, (metaphorically) διαζύγιο (el) (diazýgio) n
• Hungarian: elválás (hu)
• Macedonian: раздвојување (mk) (razdvojúvanje) n, одвојување (mk) (odvojúvanje) n, одделување (mk) (oddelúvanje) n, раскинување (mk) (raskinúvanje) n, раскин (mk) (ráskin) m

• Romanian: despărțire f
• Russian: отделение (ru) (otdelénie) n, разрыв (ru) (razrýv) m
• Serbo-Croatian: razvod (sh)
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skiljande n, skilsmässa c

Verb

divorce (third-person singular simple present divorces, present participle divorcing, simple past and past participle divorced)

1. (transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.

   A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

2. (transitive) To end one's own marriage in this way.

   Lucy divorced Steve when she discovered that he had been unfaithful.

3. (transitive) To separate something that was connected.

   The radical group voted to divorce itself from the main faction and start an independent movement.

4. (intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce.

   Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she retained the business.

Synonyms

• (to legally dissolve a marriage): split up
• (to separate something that was connected): disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, separate

Antonyms

• marry

Translations

to legally dissolve a marriage

• Arabic: أطلق (ar) ('aTlaqa)
• Armenian: բաժանել (hy) (bažanel), ամուսնալուծել (hy) (amusnaluçel)
• Bulgarian: развеждам (bg) (razveždam)
• Catalan: divorciar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 離婚 (cmn), 离婚 (cmn) (líhūn)

• Czech: rozvést (cs)
• Finnish: erota (fi)
• French: divorcer (fr)
• German: scheiden (de)
• Greek: χωρίζω (el) (chorízo), παίρνω διαζύγιο (el) (paírno diazýgio)
• Hindi: talaak (hi)
• Hungarian: elválaszt (hu)

• Italian: divorziare (it)
• Japanese: 離婚させる (ja) (rikon-saseru)
• Latin: diverto (la)
• Macedonian: разведува (mk) (razvéduva), се разведува (mk) (se razvéduva)
• Portuguese: divorciar (pt)
• Romanian: divorța, despărți
• Russian: разводить (ru) (razvodít’) impf., развести (ru) (razvestí) pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: dealaich, dealach-pòsaidh
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skilja sig från, skilja sig (sv)
• Turkish: boşamak (tr)
• Vietnamese: ly hôn (vi), ly dị (vi)

to end one's own marriage

• Arabic: أطلق (ar) ('aTlaqa)
• Armenian: բաժանվել (hy) (bažanvel)
• Bulgarian: развеждам се (bg) (razveždam se)
• Catalan: divorciar-se (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 離婚 (cmn), 离婚 (cmn) (líhūn), 離異 (cmn), 离异 (cmn) (líyì)

• Czech: rozvést (cs) se
• Finnish: erota (fi)
• German: sich scheiden (de) lassen
• Hebrew: התגרש (he) (hitgarésh)

• Hungarian: elválik (hu), válik (hu)
• Japanese: 離婚する (ja) (rikon-suru)
• Macedonian: раздвојува (mk) (razdvójuva), се раздвојува (mk) (se razdvójuva), се разведува (mk) (se razvéduva)
• Romanian: divorța, despărți
• Russian: разводиться (ru) (razvodít’sja) impf., развестись (ru) (razvestís') pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: dealaich, dealach-pòsaidh
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skilja sig från
• Turkish: boşanmak (tr)
• Vietnamese: ly hôn (vi), ly dị (vi)

to separate something that was connected

• Armenian: բաժանել (hy) (bažanel), անջատել (hy) (anǰatel)
• Bulgarian: разделям (bg) (razdeljam)
• Catalan: divorciar (ca)
• Finnish: erottaa (fi)
• Greek: χωρίζω (el) (chorízo)
• Hungarian: elválaszt (hu), szétválaszt (hu)
• Macedonian: раздвојува (mk) (razdvójuva) n, одвојува (mk) (odvójuva) n, одделува (mk) (oddéluva) n, раскинување (mk) (raskínuva) n

• Romanian: despărți (ro)
• Russian: отделяться (ru) (otd'el'át’s'a) impf., отделиться (ru) (otd'elít's'a) pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: dealaich, cuir air leth
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skilja, skilja åt

to obtain a legal divorce

• Armenian: բաժանվել (hy) (bažanvel), ամուսնալուծվել (hy) (amusnaluçvel)
• Finnish: erota, hankkia avioero
• German: sich scheiden (de) lassen
• Hebrew: התגרש (he) (hitgarésh)
• Hungarian: elválik (hu)

• Macedonian: разведува (mk) (razvéduva), се разведува (mk) (se razvéduva)
• Romanian: divorța, despărți
• Russian: разводиться (ru) (razvodít’s'a) impf., развестись (ru) (razv'estís') pf.
• Swahili: talaka (sw)
• Swedish: skilja sig, skiljas

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• Ido: divorco

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French

Etymology

From Latin divortium.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /di.vɔʁs/

Noun

divorce m (plural divorces)

1. divorce

Verb

divorce

1. first-person singular present indicative of divorcer
2. third-person singular present indicative of divorcer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of divorcer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of divorcer
5. second-person singular imperative of divorcer