Meaning & use
severing
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Cutting off or dividing something completely, whether physically or in a relationship or connection.
See it in a sentence
The surgeon worked carefully to avoid severing a nerve.
The two countries are severing diplomatic ties after the incident.
A note on using this word
Severing is used both literally, as with cutting a physical object, and figuratively, as with ending a relationship or agreement.
Words with a similar meaning
cutting offseparating
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Words with an opposite meaning
joiningconnecting
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