uncouplings
Train cars detaching
Uncouplings are instances of disconnecting or separating things previously joined.
Railroad cars undergo uncouplings when detached from a train.
The term extends to relationships ending: The article examined celebrity uncouplings of the past year.
In technical contexts, uncouplings describe the deliberate separation of linked systems or processes.
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- splitSeparation into parts
parting · dissolution · annulment · rift · alienation · disunion · severance · co-parenting
To separate from
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unlinkSever a connection
disjoin · unplug · disarticulate · disassemble · release · unfasten · unlatch · separate
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
- unbindingAct of freeing
unfettering · loosening · unleashing · extrication · untying · breaking free · independence · deliverance
Formally end a group
- disaffiliateEnd formal membership
- dissociateSever a mental link
- disassociateSever connection with
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
schism · secession · splinter · breakaway · divestiture · spinoff · merger · demerger
divorce
Legal end of matrimony
- separationState of being apart
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
split · parting · dissolution · annulment · rift · alienation · disunion · severance · co-parenting · custody
detach
To separate from
- disengageBreak free from attachment
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- disconnectTo break a connection
unlink · disjoin · unplug · disarticulate · disassemble · release · unfasten · unlatch · separate · disentangle
release
To let go
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- unshacklingRemoving fetters or constraints
unbinding · unfettering · loosening · unleashing · extrication · untying · breaking free · independence · deliverance · escape
disband
Formally end a group
- disaffiliateEnd formal membership
- dissociateSever a mental link
- disassociateSever connection with
partition · schism · secession · splinter · breakaway · divestiture · spinoff · merger · demerger · restructuring
uncouplingscouplings
Devices joining two parts
attachments · connections · linkages · joinings · unions
uncouplingsmarriages
Legal spousal unions
weddings · unions · betrothals · nuptials · partnerships
- conscious uncouplingIntentionally peaceful marital dissolution