B2nounrelationshipslaw
US/dɪˈvɔːrs/
UK/dɪˈvɔːs/
the legal end of a marriage
In context
Her parents went through a difficult divorce when she was ten.
The number of divorces in big cities has risen sharply in recent years.
After the divorce, they still share the care of their two kids.
Words that go with divorce
verb + noun
- get a divorceThey decided to get a divorce after fifteen years together.
verb + preposition
- file for divorceShe filed for divorce last spring after years of arguments.
- end in divorceNearly a third of marriages there end in divorce.
noun + noun
- divorce rateThe country's divorce rate has doubled since 2000.
adjective + noun
- messy divorceTheir messy divorce was all over the local news.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
They divorced with each other.Correct: They got divorced.