Definition

1. 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

1. of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved