scheiding — meaning in English
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English meaning
- detachment noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
- dissociation noun The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
- division noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
- divorce noun The legal ending of a marriage.
- rent noun The regular payment a tenant makes to use someone else's property.
- separation noun The act or state of two or more things or people being kept or held apart.
- severance noun The act of ending or cutting off a relationship, connection, or employment.
Senses
scheiding is used for these senses in English:
- detachment (uncountable) The action of detaching; separation.
- dissociation The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
- division (uncountable) The act or process of dividing anything.
- divorce The legal dissolution of a marriage.
- rent A division or schism.
- separation The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
- severance The act of severing or the state of being severed.
- severance A separation.
detachment — full definition
- noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
- noun A group of soldiers or vehicles sent away from the main military force for a specific task.
dissociation — full definition
- noun The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
- noun The process by which a compound body breaks up into simpler constituents; said particularly of the action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances.
- noun A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.