dissever
Divide into pieces
To dissever is to divide or sever completely, especially to separate things that were joined or united: The war dissevered the nation into hostile factions.
The word is formal and literary, carrying more finality than simple separation—suggesting permanent division rather than temporary parting.
Death alone could dissever their bond.
To break a connection
- detachTo separate from
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- unfastenRelease from attachment
- unbindTo release from bonds
release · free · extricate · unhook · uncouple · disentangle · loosen · withdraw
Violent tearing apart
- breachBreaking of agreement
- fractureSplit in hard material
- schismFormal organizational fracture
- riftCrack or estrangement
estrangement · alienation · dissolution · break · disunion · sundering · disjunction · disconnection
disconnect
To break a connection
unbind · release · free · extricate · unhook · uncouple · disentangle · loosen · withdraw · remove
sunder
Forcibly divide apart
slice · split · bisect · halve · carve · hew · shear · amputate · excise · incise
rupture
Violent tearing apart
rift · estrangement · alienation · dissolution · break · disunion · sundering · disjunction · disconnection · divorce