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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

  1. noun A lack of emotional involvement; an attitude of calm distance.
  2. noun A group of soldiers or vehicles sent away from the main military force for a specific task.

dissociation — full definition

  1. noun The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of separation; disunion.
  2. 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.
  3. noun A defence mechanism where certain thoughts or mental processes are compartmentalised in order to avoid emotional stress to the conscious mind.

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