severance
/'sevərəns/
Definition
Noun: 1. The act of ending a connection or relationship; the state of being separated or cut off. This refers to the formal or physical action of dividing something into parts or terminating an association. 2. A personal or social separation, especially a serious one between opposing groups. This meaning emphasizes a rift or division, often creating distance between people or factions.
Usage
The word "severance" is typically used in formal or legal contexts to describe the ending of a formal relationship or connection. It often implies a decisive or final break.
Examples
- The severance of diplomatic ties between the two countries led to increased tensions.
- Upon leaving the company, she received a generous severance package.
- The accident caused a complete severance of the cable.
- Their ideological differences resulted in a painful severance of their long friendship.
Advanced Usage
- "Severance pay": A sum of money paid by an employer to an employee upon the termination of their employment contract.
- His contract included a clause for six months' severance pay if the position was eliminated.
- "Severance agreement": A legal contract between an employer and an employee that outlines the terms of the employment termination, often including financial compensation and confidentiality clauses.
- Before receiving the payment, she had to sign a severance agreement.
Variants and Related Words
- Sever (verb): To cut off or separate, especially a part from a whole; to end a relationship or connection completely.
- The surgeon had to sever the damaged nerve.
- They decided to sever all business ties.
Synonyms
- Separation
- Division
- Break
- Split
- Dissociation
- Disunion
Antonyms
- Union
- Connection
- Link
- Joining
- Unification
Related Phrases
- To undergo severance: To experience being cut off or separated.
- The limb had to undergo severance to save the patient's life.
- A clean severance: A complete and unambiguous separation, often with a sense of finality.
- They agreed on a clean severance of their partnership to avoid future disputes.
Noun
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the act of severing
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a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
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they hoped to avoid a break in relations
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