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severance
1. the state of being separated or cut off
“she works on the feeling of severance, of being deprived of her mother”
noun
/ˈsɛv(ə)rən(t)s/
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"The sudden severance from her family made her feel a deep sense of _____."
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- integration
- connection
- detachment
- separation
- scission
- affiliation
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