Severance and Sundering

Severance

Severance noun - The act of severing.

Sundering and severance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sundering" instead a noun "Severance".

Nearby Words: sever, severed, severing

Sundering

Sundering noun - The act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces.
Usage example: the sundering of the nation by bloody civil war

Severance and sundering are semantically related. You can use "Severance" instead a noun "Sundering".

Nearby Word: sundered
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