Meaning & use
severed
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Cut off or divided something, often completely and abruptly, or ended a relationship or connection.
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The storm severed the town's power lines for three days.
After the argument, she severed all contact with her former business partner.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, for physically cutting something apart, and figuratively, for ending ties or relationships.
Words with a similar meaning
cut offdetached
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Words with an opposite meaning
joinedconnected
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