divorced

divorced
[[t]dɪvɔ͟ː(r)st[/t]]
1) ADJ: oft ADJ from n Someone who is divorced from their former husband or wife has separated from them and is no longer legally married to them.

Princess Margaret is divorced from Lord Snowdon...

He is divorced, with a young son.

2) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ from n If you say that one thing is divorced from another, you mean that the two things are very different and separate from each other.

...speculative theories divorced from political reality.

Syn:
3) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ from n If you say that someone is divorced from a situation, you mean that they act as if they are not affected by it in any way.

This just shows how divorced from reality she's become.


English dictionary. 2008.

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