Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

divorced

/dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: di-vorced
IPA: /dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cut off, or separated.

adj

Legally dissolved.

adj

Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

verb

simple past and past participle of divorce

Example Sentences

"divorced from reality"
"It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities."
"Romain Ioualalen, policy lead at Oil Change International, a pressure group, said: “The latest draft is an incoherent and dangerous list of weak measures completely divorced from what is needed to limit warming to 1.5C.”"
"It is a sad fact that 43% of marriages are now divorced."
"Mark's parents are divorced."

Derived Forms

nondivorced undivorced

Phrases

divorced energy divorced from reality divorced guy energy divorced kid I'm divorced innocently divorced

Frequently Paired Words

divorce divorcee divorcing

Synonyms

split

Antonyms

connected married engaged

Rhymes With

forced endorsed reinforced enforced outsourced horst forst borst unenforced horsed dorst unhorsed

Questions

How do you pronounce divorced?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈvɔː(ɹ)st/.
What does divorced mean?: Cut off, or separated.

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