separation

Primary Meanings of separation

1.	n	the act of dividing or disconnecting
2.	n	the social act of separating or parting company

Full Definitions of separation

n the act of dividing or disconnecting

Examples:: Secession
the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the American Civil War

Types:: show 50 types...; hide 50 types...; avulsion
a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another; dissociation
the act of removing from association; secession, withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation; disunion
the termination or destruction of union; disconnection, disjunction
the act of breaking a connection; division
the act or process of dividing; detachment, disengagement
the act of releasing from an attachment or connection; tear
the act of tearing; remotion, removal
the act of removing; division, partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart; divergence, divergency
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point; withdrawal
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity; detribalisation, detribalization
the decline or termination of tribal organization; breakaway, breaking away
the act of breaking away or withdrawing from; parcellation
the division into parcels; cleavage
the act of cleaving or splitting; bisection
dividing into two equal parts; quartering
dividing into four equal parts; schism, split
division of a group into opposing factions; cut, cutting
the act of cutting something into parts; atomisation, atomization, fragmentation
separating something into fine particles; branching, fork, forking, ramification
the act of branching out or dividing into branches; dichotomisation, dichotomization
the act of dividing into two sharply different categories; quantisation, quantization
the act of dividing into quanta or expressing in terms of quantum theory; fractionation
separation into portions; syllabication, syllabification
forming or dividing words into syllables; hyphenation, word division
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page; laceration
the act of lacerating; rent, rip, split
the act of rending or ripping or splitting something; abscission, cutting off
the act of cutting something off; abstraction
the act of withdrawing or removing something; extraction
the action of taking out something (especially using effort or force); autotomy
spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack; decontamination
the removal of contaminants; deletion
the act of deleting something written or printed; baring, denudation, husking, stripping, uncovering
the removal of covering; dermabrasion
removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer; dislodgement, dislodgment
forced removal from a position of advantage; elimination, riddance
the act of removing or getting rid of something; elimination
the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations; emptying, evacuation, voidance
the act of removing the contents of something; rinse, rinsing
the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing; subdivision
the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided; septation
the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum; cut, cutting
the division of a deck of cards before dealing; disembowelment, evisceration
the act of removing the bowels or viscera; the act of cutting so as to cause the viscera to protrude; zoning
dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing etc; skimming
the act of removing floating material from the surface of a liquid; withdrawal
the act of taking out money or other capital; withdrawal
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.

Type of:: change of integrity
the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

n coming apart

Synonyms:: breakup, detachment

Examples:: Great Schism
the period from 1378 to 1417 during which there were two papacies in the Roman Catholic Church, one in Rome and one in Avignon

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severance
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break
the occurrence of breaking; schism
the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences; snap
a sudden breaking

Type of:: alteration, change, modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

n the state of lacking unity

Antonyms:: unification, union
the state of being joined or united or linked

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty
the state of being several and distinct; isolation
a state of separation between persons or groups; discontinuity
lack of connection or continuity; disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture
state of being disconnected; disassociation
the state of being unconnected in memory or imagination; solitude
the state or situation of being alone; purdah, solitude
a state of social isolation; loneliness, solitariness
the state of being alone in solitary isolation; quarantine
enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease; detachment, insularism, insularity, insulation
the state of being isolated or detached; alienation, estrangement
separation resulting from hostility; anomie, anomy
personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation; concealment, privacy, privateness, secrecy
the condition of being concealed or hidden; separability
the capability of being separated; incoherence, incoherency
lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

Type of:: state
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

n the space where a division or parting occurs

“he hid in the separation between walls”

Type of:: space
an area reserved for some particular purpose

n sorting one thing from others

“the separation of wheat from chaff”

“the separation of mail by postal zones”

Types:: threshing
the separation of grain or seeds from the husks and straw; sifting, winnow, winnowing
the act of separating grain from chaff

Type of:: sorting
grouping by class or kind or size

n the distance between things

“fragile items require separation and cushioning”

Synonyms:: interval

Types:: clearance
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

Type of:: distance
the property created by the space between two objects or points

n the social act of separating or parting company

“the separation of church and state”

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; divorce, divorcement
the legal dissolution of a marriage; seclusion
the act of secluding yourself from others; closing off, isolation
the act of isolating something; setting something apart from others; segregation, sequestration
the act of segregating or sequestering; separationism, separatism
advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state; quarantine
isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease; cocooning
retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape)

Type of:: group action
action taken by a group of people

n (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

Synonyms:: legal separation

Type of:: cessation, surcease
a stopping

n the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

Type of:: final result, outcome, result, resultant, termination
something that results