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    divorced
    di‧vorced /dəˈvɔːst, dɪˈvɔːst $ -ɔːrst/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: divorcé, divorcee; verb: divorce; adjective: divorced
    1. no longer married to your wife or husband:
        Are you married, single, or divorced?
        a divorced woman
        divorced from
        Anne is divorced from Simon’s father.
        My parents are getting divorced.
    2. separate from and not connected in any way to an idea, subject etc
        divorced from
        His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ married having a husband or wife: How long have you been married? | a married couple
       ▪ single not married: Chris is 45 and still single. | single mothers
       ▪ engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: Jane and Pete have just got engaged. | engaged couples
       ▪ live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
       ▪ separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
       ▪ divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: My parents got divorced when I was 10. | divorced men
       ▪ widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: He’s a widowed father of two.