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How to pronounce divorce in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite
Type of break up, split, split up, part, break, separate
Type Words
Synonyms split up
Type of part, split up, separate, break, split, break up
Derivation divorcee, divorcement


The couple divorced after only 6 months.
Type Words
Synonyms divorcement
Type of separation

Examples of divorce

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She has no income, job or car, and can't afford a divorce lawyer or name change.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Jasmine Mistry, the central character, is shell-shocked from her recent divorce.
From the thenewstribune.com
He recently withdrew his divorce filing in Williamson County Court in Tennessee.
From the denverpost.com
My divorce brought me to my knees, but I came out with a strong, quiet strength.
From the freep.com
I've been divorced for seven years, and this man is in the process of a divorce.
From the post-gazette.com
His marriage, which produced three children, ended in divorce after two decades.
From the online.wsj.com
The original version of this article misstated the Catholic position on divorce.
From the time.com
Mr Dutcher, it turns out, was in the final moments of a dastardly divorce sting.
From the infowars.com
For your children, divorce is an immense issue they have had no preparation for.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • The legal dissolution of a marriage
  • Disassociate: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"
  • Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"
  • (divorced) of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved
  • Divorce (or dissolution of marriage) is the termination of a marriage or marital union, the canceling and/or reorganizing of the legal duties and responsibilities of marriage, thus dissolving the bonds of matrimony between a married couple under the rule of law of the particular country and/or state...
  • "D.I.V.O.R.C.E." is a 1975 UK number-one single by Scottish folk singer and comedian Billy Connolly. A comedy song, it reached #1 for one week in November 1975 and was one of the few songs of its genre to reach this milestone.
  • Christian views on divorce find their basis both in biblical sources dating to the giving of the law to Moses and political developments in the Christian world long after standardization of the Bible. ...
  • In modern society, the role of marriage and its termination through divorce have become political issues. ...
  • Divorce is a 1945 drama film about a much-divorced woman who sets her sights on her married childhood friend. It stars Kay Francis, Bruce Cabot, and Helen Mack.