disaffiliating
Leaving a group
Disaffiliating is the process of formally ending an association or connection with a group, organization, or institution.
A local chapter might disaffiliate from a national organization over policy disagreements: The congregation voted on disaffiliating from the denomination.
The word implies a deliberate severing of official ties rather than casual drifting apart.
Formal withdrawal from union
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
- breakawaySudden separation from group
desertion · abandonment · renunciation · abjuration · disavowal · repudiation · leaving · departing
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
distancing · decoupling · disentanglement · withdrawal · removal · breaking ties · cutting ties · parting ways
Formal barring from sacraments
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- alienationState of being isolated
banishment · exclusion · shunning · disowning · casting out · blackballing · disfellowship · debarment
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
self-governance · self-rule · nonalignment · breaking free · going solo · standing alone · self-reliance · freedom
secession
Formal withdrawal from union
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- apostasyRenunciation of former beliefs
breakaway · desertion · abandonment · renunciation · abjuration · disavowal · repudiation · leaving · departing · quitting
detachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
- disconnectionState of being severed
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
severance · distancing · decoupling · disentanglement · withdrawal · removal · breaking ties · cutting ties · parting ways · pulling away
excommunication
Formal barring from sacraments
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
alienation · banishment · exclusion · shunning · disowning · casting out · blackballing · disfellowship · debarment · ousting
autonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- liberationRelease from constraint
emancipation · self-governance · self-rule · nonalignment · breaking free · going solo · standing alone · self-reliance · freedom · enfranchisement
disaffiliatingaffiliating
Joining an organization formally
joining · enrolling · signing up · associating · incorporating
disaffiliatingconnecting
Establishing a link
attaching · bonding · linking · associating · befriending