divorced
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Legally separated from one's spouse: Describes a person whose marriage has been legally ended by a court of law.
- No longer married: Indicates the marital status of a person who was previously married but is now single due to a legal divorce.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She is divorced and lives with her children. (Her marriage has been legally dissolved.)
- After the divorce, he considered himself a divorced man. (He identifies with the status of being legally separated from his spouse.)
- The study focused on the financial challenges faced by divorced parents. (The parents in the study are legally no longer married to each other.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be divorced from reality": to be completely out of touch with or disconnected from real-world facts or practical considerations.
- His extravagant plan is completely divorced from reality. (His plan shows no connection to practical limitations.)
- "divorced from": separated or detached from something, often an idea or context.
- The artist's later work became divorced from its original political message. (The work lost its connection to the initial message.)
Variants and Related Words
- Divorce (n): The legal dissolution of a marriage.
- Their divorce was finalized last month.
- Divorce (v): To legally dissolve one's marriage.
- They decided to divorce after ten years.
- Divorcee (n): A person who is divorced.
- He joined a social club for divorcees.
Synonyms
- Separated: No longer living together as a married couple (may or may not be legally finalized).
- Unmarried: Not currently married (a broader term that includes single, divorced, or widowed persons).
Related Phrases
- To get a divorce: To obtain a legal dissolution of marriage.
- They are getting a divorce.
- To file for divorce: To initiate the legal process to end a marriage.
- She filed for divorce last week.
Adjective
- of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved