SpellRight › Spelling
Moderatedivorce
The correct spelling is divorce.
How to pronounce divorce
noun
IPA: /dɪˈvɔːs/
Say it like: Div-ors-e
The correct spelling is divorce. The legal dissolution of a marriage. For example: "Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene."
Usage Examples
“Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.”
“The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.”
“A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The legal dissolution of a marriage.
- 2.A separation of connected things.
- 3.That which separates.
verb
- 1.To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
- 2.To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.
- 3.To obtain a legal divorce.
- 4.To separate something that was connected.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.