divorced

/dɪˈvɔrst/
adjective
  1. No longer married because a marriage has been legally ended.
    • After ten years of marriage, they are now divorced.
    • She is a divorced mother of two young children.
    • Many divorced people find it hard to start dating again.
  2. Separated or disconnected from something, often in a figurative sense.
    • She felt divorced from her old friends after moving to a new city.
    • The policy seems divorced from the needs of ordinary citizens.
    • His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
verb
  1. Past tense and past participle of divorce: to legally end a marriage.
    • The couple divorced amicably and remained friends.
    • He divorced his wife in a quiet ceremony.
    • They divorced last year after months of arguments.
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