Synonyms:
severance, severing
Meaning: the act of severing
Synonyms:
rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling_out
Meaning: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
Usage examples
Lady Fawn, too, was very careful, but she had owned to herself long since that she could not bear to look forward to any permanent severance.